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- Training Tools
April 2015
This Workplace is a DV-Free Zone: Creating a Policy That Successfully Addresses DV in the Workplace
Publisher(s): The webinar reviews the importance of having a policy that addresses situations where the employee is either a victim or a perpetrator of domestic violence, sexual violence, dating violence, or stalking; principles that inform an effective policy; and features of Legal Momentum’s model policy.
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- General Material
April 2015
10 Principles for the Workplace
Publisher(s):These 10 principles were developed by a national coalition of employer, labor, and government organizations and define a set of standards to guide workplace responses to domestic violence.
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- General Material
April 2015
Human Trafficking and Immigration Rights
Publisher(s):This brief report covers topics including barriers to accessing immigration remedies for trafficked persons and increased vulnerability of workers that lack immigration protections. It also outlines recommendations regarding access to legal immigration status.
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March 2015
African American Women and the Wage Gap
Publisher(s): This fact sheet evidences that even in states with large populations of employed African American women, rampant wage disparities persist – with potentially devastating consequences for African American women and their families.
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- General Material
March 2015
Latinas and the Wage Gap
Publisher(s):This fact sheet details the wage gap for Latinas by state, describes the implications of the wage gap for Latinas, and presents statistics on the public’s overwhelming support for fair pay policies.
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- General Material
February 2015
The Family and Medical Leave Act at 22: 200 Million Reasons to Celebrate and Move Forward
Publisher(s): This report recognizes the achievements of the Family and Medical Leave Act, while addressing a number of gaps that still exist in the law. It also calls for public policy solutions to strengthen and improve the FMLA and address family and work needs.
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- General Material
January 2015
Create Your Policy
Publisher(s):This tool, available on the “Workplaces Respond” website, will help employers create a workplace policy by guiding employers through a series of questions, offering a choice of model language based on a promising practice (which has the most protective language for employees) or, if applicable, language based on the law in the specific state or locality.
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- General Material
- Training Tools
January 2015
Workplace Toolkit
Publisher(s):With only a few small steps, workplaces can help keep everyone safe and productive. Use the resources in this toolkit to help raise awareness, address employment issues and connect people in your workplace to the assistance they may need.
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- General Material
January 2015
Centering the Teenage “Siren”: Adolescent Workers, Sexual Harassment, and the Legal Construction of Race and Gender
Publisher(s): This law review article explores the issue of sexual harassment and assault of teenaged women in the workforce and how constructions of race and gender contribute to this problem.
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- General Material
December 2014
State Family and Medical Leave Laws
Publisher(s):This matrix is an alphabetical listing of state laws on family and medical leave. It identifies qualifying employers and the covered type of leave.
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- Training Tools
November 2014
How to Support a Colleague Victim of Domestic or Sexual Violence
Publisher(s):This video is part of the "See the Signs, Speak Out" series on starting conversations in the workplace about domestic and sexual violence.
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July 2014
State Law Guide: Domestic and Sexual Violence Workplace Policies
Publisher(s):This document is an alphabetical listing of states and counties that have adopted DV workplace policies. States with model policies for private businesses are included. Live links to laws, executive orders, and bills are contained within the document.