Recent Achievements on Domestic Violence and the Workplace

Recent Achievements on Domestic Violence and the Workplace: he Workplace A Report by the Family Violence Prevention Fund

Blue Shield of California q Over the past 6 years, Blue Shield Against Violence has promoted workplace responses to domestic violence by offering HR consultation and on-site training at no charge q BSAV has served over 100 business clients, including the SF Giants and Macy’s West q Sponsored a Strike Out Violence Day at the SF Giants with the FVPF

Nevada CCI q In 2002, the team released a Toolkit for Employers and have distributed 600 kits at trainings throughout the state. q Have provided trainings to key associations such as the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, the Nevada Association of Employers, and the Nevada Human Resource Association

New Mexico Coalition Against Domestic Violence q Provided trainings on dv and the workplace to pueblos in New Mexico q Assisted Intel to create a domestic violence policy and to provide training to all of its FABs.

Arizona Employers Against Domestic Violence q Created a new organization with over 100 employer members q In April, the business community sponsored a Walk To End Domestic Violence in which over 3, 000 people walked to raise money for victims of domestic violence

Colorado Bar Association q Sponsored more than 50 training sessions in the past year for hundreds of employers in the state q Created a website (www. makeityour business. org) as a resource tool for employers q Provide CLE trainings for Attorneys

Domestic Violence Coordinating Council of Greater Omaha q Conducting a Top 100 Company Survey to identify needs for employers related to dv and the workplace q Working with Wellness Council of the Midland to incorporate domestic violence awareness and training into Well Workplace Award q Provided all hospitals with management training on dv and the workplace

Minnesota CCI q Created a Toolkit for Employers q Kicking off an Executive Briefing and a Partner Achievement Process Certificate Session

Mary Kay’s National Safe and Strategic Technology Project q Partnered with the National Network to End Domestic Violence to educate domestic violence victims and organizations about Internet safety. q www. nnedv. org

University of Arkansas q Three faculty members from the College of Business received a three year grant from the Department of Justice to study the impact of domestic violence on business q The team factors including tardiness, absenteeism, medical expenses, turnover rates and the effects on co-workers

CCI- Louisiana Department of Justice q In 2003, provided trainings in 8 regions which were attended by representatives from 117 companies q Held CEO conference for business leaders from over one hundred companies q Conducted 11 trainings for Clergy as employers q Piloting trainings for employees and students of Universities and Colleges

CHOICES and Columbus Coalition q Created a 10 minute video for Kroger Grocery Stores. Trained 300 managers and showed the video to thousands of Kroger employees q Developed a policy for City of Columbus and trained over 800 supervisors

Greenberg Traurig q Trained over 1000 of its workforce on its domestic violence in the workplace policy q Worked with the firm’s labor and employment attorneys to develop a domestic violence workplace practice area for its corporate clients q Spearheading a forum on Oct 1 st for corporate leaders in the Miami area

North Carolina q Hosting a Statewide Summit on Domestic Violence For Employers on October 30 th, 2003 q Conducted Survey with State Batterers Treatment Programs on the impact of battering on the workplace

New York q Safe@Work, a coalition of employers, unions, and advocates created new website (www. safeatworkcoalition. org) q Verizon and CWA have trained over 2000 employees in the New York/New England region q Lifetime TV, Liz Claiborne and the NCADV created The Times Square Project: Stop Violence Against Women

CIGNA q CIGNA’s Working Well team created a “Fax on Demand” service for employees - CIGNA Employees can confidentially order and receive faxes on topics such as “Getting Help - Who to Call. ” q Created “Violence Awareness Days” program. The program highlights partner violence, general workplace violence, hate crimes, and other violence that affects employees

Commonwealth of Massachusetts q 26, 789 state agency personnel have received training q The HR division has received 4, 042 calls requesting consultation on cases related to dv and the workplace q 22 employees have been terminated because of dv perpetrated in the workplace

Maine Employers Against Domestic Violence q Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield sent out a packet of information on domestic violence and the workplace to ten thousand employers in Maine. q Family Crisis Services is completing a study on the impact of batterers on the workplace.