Employment Rights Content Topic Results

Employment and Domestic Violence

ckeene — Fri, 12 Aug 2016 17:14:30 +0000

Employment and Domestic Violence ckeene Fri, 08/12/2016 - 13:14

Published

December 01, 2015

This special collection includes a carefully selected set of articles, fact sheets, guides, laws, regulations, reports and surveys related to this important intersection of domestic violence and employment. It is offered as an additional tool to assist advocates working on and interested supporting survivors of domestic violence in the employment arena, and to assist those interested in employment issues related to ending violence against women. In addition to resources on domestic violence and the workplace, included in this collection are key resources related to employment issues affecting all women in the workforce. Direct links to the documents are provided from this page. Contact the NRCDV with your comments and content suggestions.

Navigating the Civil Legal System: Resources for Survivors of Domestic Violence, Their Advocates, and Legal Professionals

ckeene — Fri, 12 Aug 2016 17:56:45 +0000

Navigating the Civil Legal System: Resources for Survivors of Domestic Violence, Their Advocates, and Legal Professionals ckeene Fri, 08/12/2016 - 13:56

Published

December 01, 2015

Survivors of domestic violence can face a number of legal issues that either directly stem from, or are affected by, the actions of those who use abuse and violence. These issues can include obtaining protection orders against an abuser; filing for divorce; seeking custody of and/or visitation with minor children; and filing for child support. This collection of resources is divided, in part, by these topics and is specifically focused on those legal issues most commonly arising in family court.

Please note that the focus of this resource collection is civil legal issues rather than criminal legal matters.* The collection includes both national and state legal resources for advocates and legal professionals working with survivors of domestic violence, as well as survivors who either may be representing themselves in protection order and family law proceedings or who are seeking legal referrals. In addition, this collection includes a number of directories to assist in locating legal services for survivors in specific states, including legal aid organizations, paid attorneys, and volunteer attorneys, as well as information on how state laws and court procedures differ.

While many survivors of domestic violence choose to pursue legal remedies to address abuse and related issues, and there are often positive benefits associated with obtaining legal help, there are many survivors who wish to avoid the legal system for a number of reasons and instead pursue other avenues of support. Listed below are just a few of the considerations that might be important to individual survivors:

Legal representation is expensive, and there are often associated and sometimes unanticipated costs.
Though evidence suggests economic benefits to society associated with providing legal services to domestic violence survivors, and that the benefits to be gained by subsidizing more legal services can often justify their costs, low- or no-cost legal representation is not always guaranteed (Supporting Survivors: The Economic Benefits of Providing Civil Legal Assistance to Survivors of Domestic Violence, 2015).
Pursuing legal remedies requires a great deal of time for case preparation, meetings with attorneys, and court hearings, thereby adding another layer of challenges to a survivor’s life.
It can prove intimidating, and even dangerous, to bring a legal action against or face an abuser in court.
Life-changing decisions such as custody of minor children are often ultimately left to the determination of a judge; the potential exists for a decision to be made that might not be ideal, or even favorable, to the survivor or her children.
Significantly, many survivors may face discrimination from the legal system itself, particularly survivors of color, LGBT survivors, survivors with disabilities, and survivors with limited English proficiency.
Because of laws regarding tribal and state jurisdiction, Native survivors may not even be able to access appropriate and necessary legal remedies.

Such barriers and discrimination may substantially, and understandably, dissuade survivors from engaging with the civil legal system.

Survivors are strongly encouraged to seek advice and support from a domestic violence advocate or other trusted source before pursuing legal action against an abusive partner. Also, in the event a survivor decides not to pursue legal action, there are a number of alternative types of support available to her/him. For more information on the specific types of support that exist for survivors, please contact your state domestic violence coalition.

Please note that there are a number of legal issues that can and often do intersect with domestic violence, including housing, economics and finance, immigration, and criminal legal issues. This collection does not cover those topics. While some of the material included here addresses immigration status as it relates to other legal issues in immigrant survivors’ lives, information on representing survivors in immigration proceedings is outside of the scope of this resource collection. For more information on the myriad issues affecting immigrant survivors of domestic violence, please access the VAWnet Special Collection, Immigrant Women and Domestic Violence.

Please note that the resources found below are for informational purposes only and do not contain legal advice.

* For more information on the intersection of criminal legal matters and domestic violence, please visit the Battered Women’s Justice Project.

Pay Equity and a Thriving Wage: All individuals deserve to be valued for their labor

berdman — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 17:55:30 +0000

Pay Equity and a Thriving Wage: All individuals deserve to be valued for their labor berdman Tue, 06/20/2023 - 13:55

General Material

NRCDV Publications

Published Date

June, 2023

Publisher(s)

National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)

Leading with the shared vision that “All families deserve living conditions in which they can thrive,” this graphic illustration utilizes NRCDV’s Storytelling Framework to center survivors of color for whom economic insecurity poses significant barriers to safety and well-being. This resource makes the case for wage equity as a critical pathway to intimate partner violence prevention, and can be used with a variety of audiences as a tool to move people to action.

This infographic draws on lessons learned by advocates funded to advance prevention through CDC’s DELTA Impact program, specifically in their work to advance economic justice by promoting a thriving wage. It provides an overview of the systems of oppression that cause harm, especially to Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, and offers tangible strategies to move toward racial and economic justice. It explores how we can change the conditions “so that survivors, especially Black women and gender expansive individuals, can thrive free from violence.”

This resource was developed by the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence in partnership with Domestic Violence Prevention Enhancement and Leadership Through Alliances (DELTA) Impact program recipients, guided and inspired by Joyce Kyles of Joyce Kyles Consulting. Through the DELTA Impact program, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) funds State Domestic Violence Coalitions and their local communities to implement strategies and approaches designed to prevent intimate partner violence. DELTA Impact centers pay equity and promotes a thriving wage for survivors as a pathway to wellness and freedom from violence.

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Infographic (English)	16.07 MB
Infographic (Spanish)	16.03 MB

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Financial Literacy / Asset Building

Prevention Programming

Economic Justice

Employment Rights

How can economic justice efforts lead to the prevention of sexual and domestic violence?

berdman — Fri, 06 Nov 2020 19:01:15 +0000

How can economic justice efforts lead to the prevention of sexual and domestic violence? berdman Fri, 11/06/2020 - 14:01

General Material

NRCDV Publications

Published Date

August, 2020

Publisher(s)

National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)

Author(s)

Brooke Ophardt

Cierra Bryant

Nikki Kress

Efforts to promote economic justice are critical to preventing domestic violence and supporting survivors. The August 2020 TA Question of the Month explores 3 key strategies for furthering the prevention of sexual and domestic violence through economic justice. Brooke Ophardt, Cierra Bryant, and Nikki Kress offer their unique voices in 3 parts, connecting their own experiences to the importance of developing and promoting 1) microloans, 2) lactation policies to support breast/chest feeding, and 3) economic security and equal pay policies as sustainable economic justice strategies to dismantle power-based violence.

See more TAQs on the VAWnet News Blog.

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How can economic justice efforts lead to the prevention of sexual and domestic …

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Financial Literacy / Asset Building

Paid Leave Will Help Close the Gender Wage Gap

berdman — Fri, 17 Apr 2020 17:34:56 +0000

Paid Leave Will Help Close the Gender Wage Gap berdman Fri, 04/17/2020 - 13:34

General Material

Published Date

March, 2020

Publisher(s)

National Partnership for Women & Families

The wage gap illustrates the high cost women are paying for our nation’s policy failure, including our lack of paid family and medical leave to support family caregiving, which is still most often performed by women. This fact sheet outlines the ways in which paid family and medical leave helps women remain in the workforce throughout their careers and helps equalize caregiving.

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Paid Leave Will Help Close the Gender Wage Gap

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Understanding on the Racial Gaps in Our Sector

berdman — Wed, 21 Jun 2023 13:36:30 +0000

Understanding on the Racial Gaps in Our Sector berdman Wed, 06/21/2023 - 09:36

General Material

Published Date

January, 2020

Publisher(s)

Independent Sector

Author(s)

Jeremie Greer

Today's racial and economic inequities are rooted in modern and historical discriminatory policies and practices that undervalue the labor of people of color. This blog post highlights three racialized gaps that prevent the nonprofit sector from achieving racial economic justice: the racial wage gap, the racial wealth gap, and the racial leadership gap.

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Understanding on the Racial Gaps in Our Sector

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Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence Need Paid Safe Days

berdman — Tue, 26 Nov 2019 13:58:23 +0000

Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence Need Paid Safe Days berdman Tue, 11/26/2019 - 08:58

General Material

NRCDV Publications

Published Date

October, 2019

Publisher(s)

National Partnership for Women & Families

National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)

Nearly 20 million people experience domestic violence, sexual violence or stalking by intimate partners every year in the United States. Nearly 1,300 women die from intimate partner violence and nearly two million are injured each year. This fact sheet outlines how a national paid sick and safe days standard would help provide victims and survivors the support and job stability they need to escape and address violence.

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Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence Need Paid Safe Days

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Dreams Deferred: A Survey on the Impact of Intimate Partner Violence on Survivors’ Education, Careers, and Economic Security

berdman — Thu, 25 Oct 2018 16:29:26 +0000

Dreams Deferred: A Survey on the Impact of Intimate Partner Violence on Survivors’ Education, Careers, and Economic Security berdman Thu, 10/25/2018 - 12:29

General Material

Published Date

October, 2018

Publisher(s)

Institute for Women's Policy Research

Author(s)

Cynthia Hess

Alona Del Rosario

Understanding the multiple effects of abuse and how they interrelate and shape survivors’ ongoing opportunities is critical to developing programs and policies that increase safety and economic security. This report examines the educational, career, and economic effects of intimate partner violence by presenting findings from a survey of 164 survivors developed by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research and administered at transitional housing programs, shelters, and other domestic violence programs in 11 states and the District of Columbia.

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Out of the Shadows: An Analysis of Sexual Harassment Charges Filed by Working Women

berdman — Wed, 15 Aug 2018 13:47:28 +0000

Out of the Shadows: An Analysis of Sexual Harassment Charges Filed by Working Women berdman Wed, 08/15/2018 - 09:47

General Material

Published Date

August, 2018

Publisher(s)

National Women's Law Center (NWLC)

In order to paint a clearer picture of workplace sexual harassment, the National Women’s Law Center analyzed sexual harassment charges filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) by women in the private sector between 2012 and 2016. Although an estimated 87 to 94 percent of those who experience sexual harassment never file a formal legal complaint, during fiscal year 2016 alone, nearly 7,000 sexual harassment charges were filed with the EEOC, and 82 percent of those sexual harassment charges were filed by women. This report features an intersectional analysis of the charge data by race, additional bases of discrimination alleged, and age; and an analysis of the charge data by industry and size of employer. This analysis establishes a critical baseline for evaluating the impact, if any, of the MeToo movement on filings with the EEOC in future years.

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Out of the Shadows: An Analysis of Sexual Harassment Charges Filed by Working W…

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Community Organizing / Mobilization / Engagement

Civil Legal Rights & Protections

Employment Rights

Sexual Violence

Workplace

Sexual Harassment and the Gender Wage Gap

berdman — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 18:52:32 +0000

Sexual Harassment and the Gender Wage Gap berdman Fri, 07/20/2018 - 14:52

General Material

Published Date

April, 2018

Publisher(s)

National Partnership for Women & Families

Despite being prohibited by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, workplace sexual harassment remains pervasive and pernicious. Sexual harassment is one of many manifestations of power imbalances in the workplace. It affects women and men across industries and occupations, with greater consequences for women who face other forms of discrimination and harassment, such as women of color, LGBTQ women and women with disabilities. This fact sheet outlines some of the negative consequences that sexual harassment can have on women's careers.

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Sexual Harassment and the Gender Wage Gap

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