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Workplaces Respond to Domestic & Sexual Violence

Federal Agencies to Adopt Policies

On April 18, 2012, President Obama signed a memorandum that requires federal agencies to develop policies to address the workplace effects of domestic violence and provide assistance to employees who are victims of domestic violence. As the White House noted, “[d]omestic violence affects both the safety of the workplace and the productivity of employees.” Read more

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Use our tool to create a policy for your organization that follows best practices.

How much do you know about violence and its effects on the workplace? Take our quick quiz and find out.

We – employers, unions, labor organizations – pledge our commitment to intensify our role in ending domestic and sexual violence in our workplace.

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Partner Organizations Futures Without Violence (formerly Family Violence Prevention Fund), Legal Momentum, Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape and its National Sexual Violence Resource Center, National Sexual Assault Coalition Resource Sharing Project, American Bar Association Commission on Domestic & Sexual Violence, Corporate Alliance to End Partner Violence, Victim Rights Law Center, and Stalking Resource Center: A Program of The National Center for Victims of Crime.

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Funding by US Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women

This project was supported by Grant No. 2009-TA-AX-K028 awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed on this site or in any materials on this site, are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.