CLC OK Employers Against Domestic Violence Program

Oklahoma Employers
Against Domestic Violence

The Community Learning Council, Inc. (CLC) found national statistical data which strongly supports the need in every community to educate employers of the tremendous obstacles victims of domestic violence experience related to his or her employment and job performance.

Our purpose is to help employers identify and support victims of domestic violence in the workplace, provide internal and external support resources for victims, construct policies and educate employers about potential revenue losses to the company.

For more information on how national employers and the Oklahoma Attorney General’s office are working to end this crime, click on the link below.
http://www.axley.com/articles/index.php?category_id=3491&subcategory_id=6062

Labor & Employment:
Violence at Home Costs Employers in the Workplace
Published: January 15, 2009
Author: Carol A. Chapman
http://www.axley.com/professionals/index.php?category_id=3486&subcategory_id=5346

Oklahoma Employers Against Domestic Violence is facilitated by CLC educators and domestic violence professionals through workshops offered to Oklahoma employers. Domestic violence is not a family secret; it’s a CRIME. Learn how to protect your employees.

Program Goals:
To develop a working relationship between advocates to end domestic violence and Oklahoma Employers in the community so they may provide a safe working environment, not only to those suffering from domestic violence, but all employees.

Presentations, discussions, and exercises will provide valuable information to Oklahoma Employers on how to respond to the needs of victims and provide resources and information on how and where to seek help.

Program Objectives:
• Inform Human Resources professionals, managers and/or supervisors of the   employee’s legal rights if he/she is a victim of domestic violence.
• Assist Human Resources professionals, managers and/or supervisors in the   construction of an employer friendly policy to help stop and protect victims of   domestic violence in the workplace.
• Outline the negative outcomes (e.g. absenteeism and termination leading to loss of   income used to support survivors and his/her children, reduced social interaction,   decreased opportunities for promotion/advancement) that victims of domestic   violence encounter at work.
• Educate Human Resources professionals, managers and/or supervisors on the direct   and indirect costs of domestic violence in the workplace (e.g. lost revenue, decreased   productivity and workplace safety).

In order to empower victims of domestic violence, work is essential because it allows for financial stability, social integration and the overall health and welfare of the victims, their children and entire family as a whole.

Contact gingerdecoteau@clc-inc.org for information on how to involve your organization in the cessation of domestic violence in our community.

For more information log on to: http://www.endabuse.org/userfiles/file/Workplace/Workplace.pdf

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