Advancing Safety through Employment Rights
Many survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and sexual harassment (DVSASSH) face challenging barriers to obtaining and maintaining employment as a result of the abuses they have endured. They risk losing their job while trying to access support that is crucial to their safety and that of their families. However, they may not be aware of state employment laws that provide them with protections to help them keep their jobs while they are trying to get safe.
The Advancing Safety through Employment Rights Advocacy Project provides education and awareness activities to survivors, their advocates, and lawyers to help increase awareness about how these protections may help survivors.
Educational Opportunities
The Advancing Employment Rights Project provides educational opportunities designed for attorneys, advocates, and survivors. These include the following opportunities.
- Informational resources, guides, templates, and tools.
- Learning exchanges on best practices and practical strategies to be replicated and tailored to local communities.
- National webinars highlighting and explaining specific legal protections available to survivors and how best to use them.
- A two-day in-person interactive learning program that builds on learners’ knowledge, leverages existing tools and resources, and provides participants with opportunities to apply new knowledge and resources.
Resources
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Disclaimer: This project is supported by Grant No. 15JOVW-23-GK-05464-MUMU awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed on this site or in any materials on this site, are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.