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Showing Original Post only (View all)We are a messed up country. 44 states punish the victim of Domestic Violence [View all]
http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2013/06/20/2190691/domestic-violence-employment-discrimination/Last week, Carie Charlesworth, a teacher in California and a victim of domestic violence, was fired from her job because her abusive husband invaded the school parking lot and put the school on lockdown. While her abuser was sent to prison, she was also punished for his crime by losing her employment.
The schools action - firing her because she is a victim of domestic abuse - is sadly legal in most states. Just six, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, New York, Oregon, and Rhode Island, have laws on the books that bar employment discrimination against victims of domestic abuse or sexual assault, according to an up-to-date document tracking these laws from Legal Momentum. State Senators in California introduced a non-discrimination bill in February, which has been referred to committee.
Illinois and Hawaii, as well as New York City and Westchester County, go further to mandate that employers offer victims reasonable accommodations so that they can stay at work: things like allowing you to change your work telephone number or changing a shift so someone cant stalk you and find you, Michelle Caiola, a senior staff attorney at Legal Momentum, told ThinkProgress. Fourteen states protect victims who need to take time off of work to go to counseling, court, or seek medical attention due to their abuse.
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We are a messed up country. 44 states punish the victim of Domestic Violence [View all]
diabeticman
Jun 2013
OP
you immediately lit into blaming the victim which says everything about your mentality
cali
Jun 2013
#24
we did have one it's called australia but i dont think we can dump our criminals there anymore
leftyohiolib
Jun 2013
#55
She was fired for "her bad decision" = blaming her for his abusive behavior. Plain and simple. eom
uppityperson
Jun 2013
#49
Thus damning the victim twice-over, and kicking the problem down the road to the next employer.
LanternWaste
Jun 2013
#11
And quite revealing of just how valuable this employer feels his employees really are.
Egalitarian Thug
Jun 2013
#40
The apparent absence of awareness that the contract between employer and employee
Egalitarian Thug
Jun 2013
#83
Proof that institutionalized sexism and Marilyn French's claim for the War Against Women is on.
ancianita
Jun 2013
#3
I agree with you. the students' and faculty and staff interests outweighed that of the
cali
Jun 2013
#28
So you think the school should be allowed to risk the safety of the faculty and students
Lurks Often
Jun 2013
#35