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Domestic Violence Is a Workplace Issue "Battered women need workplaces that will respond to their needs. Corporate leaders need to take a leadership role in stopping this epidemic by reviewing their human resource and workplace policies to be sure they recognize and assist battered women who seek help. Taking these simple steps is more than altruism - it is in the interest of business." -- Bruce Bodaken, Chairman and CEO, What is Domestic Violence in the workplace? Domestic violence doesn't stay home when its victims go to work. It can follow them, resulting in violence in the workplace. Or it can spill over into the workplace when a woman is harassed by threatening phone calls, absent because of injuries or less productive from extreme stress. Domestic violence in the workplace includes all types of behavior that affect a person's ability to perform a job. With one out of every four American women reporting physical abuse by an intimate partner at some point in their lives, it is a certainty that in any mid-to-large sized company, domestic violence is affecting employees. The National Workplace Resource Center on Domestic Violence A program of the Family Violence Prevention Fund, the National Workplace Resource Center on Domestic Violence was created to address this critical problem affecting our workplaces. The National Resource Center is a groundbreaking collaboration between the FVPF, employers and unions across the nation. Through the project, employers and unions offer information to employees and union members, develop workplace policies, and strive to ensure that workplaces across America are supportive of the special needs of employees who are facing domestic violence. The FVPF's Workplace Resource Center is the founder and coordinating force behind Work to End Domestic Violence Day every October. We hope you'll find all the tools you need on this website to help you create a workplace that is supportive of employees facing domestic violence. This website offers materials for supervisors to aid them in managing employees who are abused, along with tips for improving security, program recommendations, legal guidelines, best practices, sample policies, information on what unions can do, and more. Domestic violence is a solvable problem. By taking the time to review and utilize the information here, you will be taking your first steps to reduce your health care costs, absenteeism and lost productivity due to stress and injuries from domestic violence. You can also have a profound impact on the lives and well-being of your employees and members. Founding members and major supporters The following companies, trade and labor organizations, government agencies and domestic violence advocates have provided leadership, financial contributions, and expertise to the National Workplace Resource Center on Domestic Violence:
Aetna U.S. Healthcare LABOR ORGANIZATIONS American Federation of
Government Employees GOVERNMENT City Attorney of Los Angeles DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ADVOCATES The Employment Law Center: (415) 864-8848 Copyright ©
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