Feds tell agencies to support domestic violence victims seeking time off
Source: Washington Post
May 25, 2024 at 6:00 a.m. EDT
The revolting video of Sean “Diddy” Combs hurling Cassie Ventura, his former girlfriend, to the floor, then kicking and dragging her, brutally demonstrates the need to protect domestic abuse victims. There are far too many Venturas, including in the federal service.
Their pain can be more than physical and psychological. The financial hit could be as severe as Combs’s kicks, not just for the person, but also for the public. After CNN released a video of the beating last week, Combs acknowledged his actions, saying in a statement that he was “truly sorry.” But apologies, such as his, do not make any pain disappear.
Recognizing this economic reality and the various traumas of domestic or intimate abuse, two days before the video was released the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) instructed federal agencies “to provide enhanced support to federal workers seeking safety and recovering from domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and other related forms of abuse or harassment, including technological abuse.”
In a memorandum to government leaders, Robert H. Shriver III, OPM’s acting director, said the Biden administration “is committed to supporting the safety of our employees and providing them flexibility to recover from trauma, helping employees remain in good standing in their jobs to safeguard their financial independence, rebuild, and heal.”
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Link to U.S. Office of Personnel Management MEMORANDUM (PDF viewer) - https://www.chcoc.gov/content/maximizing-access-leave-seek-safety-and-recover-domestic-violence-dating-violence
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