Transcript 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
 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
 BSAV has served over 100 business clients,
including the SF Giants and Macy’s West
 Sponsored a Strike Out Violence Day at the SF
Giants with the FVPF
Nevada CCI
 In 2002, the team released a Toolkit for
Employers and have distributed 600 kits at
trainings throughout the state.
 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
 Provided trainings on dv and the workplace to
pueblos in New Mexico
 Assisted Intel to create a domestic violence
policy and to provide training to all of its FABs.
Arizona Employers Against
Domestic Violence
 Created a new organization with over 100
employer members
 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
 Sponsored more than 50 training sessions in
the past year for hundreds of employers in the
state
 Created a website (www.makeityour
business.org) as a resource tool for employers
 Provide CLE trainings for Attorneys
Domestic Violence Coordinating Council of
Greater Omaha
 Conducting a Top 100 Company Survey to
identify needs for employers related to dv and
the workplace
 Working with Wellness Council of the Midland
to incorporate domestic violence awareness
and training into Well Workplace Award
 Provided all hospitals with management
training on dv and the workplace
Minnesota CCI
 Created a Toolkit for Employers
 Kicking off an Executive Briefing and a Partner
Achievement Process Certificate Session
Mary Kay’s
National Safe and Strategic Technology Project
 Partnered with the National Network to End
Domestic Violence to educate domestic
violence victims and organizations about
Internet safety.
 www.nnedv.org
University of Arkansas
 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
 The team factors including tardiness,
absenteeism, medical expenses, turnover
rates and the effects on co-workers
CCI- Louisiana Department of
Justice
 In 2003, provided trainings in 8 regions which
were attended by representatives from 117
companies
 Held CEO conference for business leaders from
over one hundred companies
 Conducted 11 trainings for Clergy as
employers
 Piloting trainings for employees and students
of Universities and Colleges
CHOICES and Columbus
Coalition
 Created a 10 minute video for Kroger Grocery
Stores. Trained 300 managers and showed
the video to thousands of Kroger employees
 Developed a policy for City of Columbus and
trained over 800 supervisors
Greenberg Traurig
 Trained over 1000 of its workforce on its
domestic violence in the workplace policy
 Worked with the firm’s labor and employment
attorneys to develop a domestic violence
workplace practice area for its corporate
clients
 Spearheading a forum on Oct 1st for corporate
leaders in the Miami area
North Carolina
 Hosting a Statewide Summit on Domestic
Violence For Employers on October 30th, 2003
 Conducted Survey with State Batterers
Treatment Programs on the impact of
battering on the workplace
New York
 Safe@Work, a coalition of employers, unions,
and advocates created new website
(www.safeatworkcoalition.org)
 Verizon and CWA have trained over 2000
employees in the New York/New England
region
 Lifetime TV, Liz Claiborne and the NCADV
created The Times Square Project: Stop
Violence Against Women
CIGNA
 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.”
 Created “Violence Awareness Days” program.
The program highlights partner violence,
general workplace violence, hate crimes, and
other violence that affects employees
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
 26,789 state agency personnel have received
training
 The HR division has received 4,042 calls
requesting consultation on cases related to dv
and the workplace
 22 employees have been terminated because
of dv perpetrated in the workplace
Maine
Employers Against Domestic Violence
 Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield sent out a
packet of information on domestic violence
and the workplace to ten thousand employers
in Maine.
 Family Crisis Services is completing a study on
the impact of batterers on the workplace.