• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Alliance for Hope International

(0)Login
Login

Escape

Social iconSocial iconSocial icon

    • About Us
      • Our Team
      • Our Board
      • HOPE Rising Award
      • Lifetime Achievement Award
      • Join Our Mailing List
      • Annual Reports
      • Conference Hope Survey Reports
    • Our History
    • Training
      • Conferences and Events
      • HOPE Hub
      • Privacy Policy
      • Online Resource Library
    • Programs
    • News and Media
    • Shop Now
    • Donate
      • Check us out on Guidestar
      • Supporters
      • Conference Supporters
    • Contact Us

    • Blog
    • News & Media
    • HOPE Hub
    • CFJCN
    • SHOP Now
    • Donate
    • AFHI

    Ohio Governor Signs Domestic Violence Executive Order

    February 5, 2019

    His order directs all state agencies, boards, and commissions to take necessary corrective actions, up to and including termination, when an employee commits or threatens to commit domestic violence on state property, at state-sponsored events, or when using state resources; and to contact law enforcement if an incident occurs.

    Ohio’s governor, Mike DeWine, on Jan. 30 signed an executive order that offers new protections to employees of state government who are victims of domestic violence.

    The executive order requires all state agencies, boards, and commissions to maintain and post lists of resources for survivors and perpetrators of domestic violence; to take appropriate actions when an employee is the victim of domestic violence, such as modifying work schedules, duties, or locations when the victim and perpetrator are employed in the same location; to grant leave requests when needed due to current or past domestic violence; and to work collaboratively with the Ohio Employee Assistance Program when considering corrective actions.

    The new workplace domestic violence policy in state government updates the 2008 Barbara Warner Workplace Domestic Violence Policy and expands the definition of domestic violence to include victims of dating violence. The change mirrors modifications made to Ohio law last year by House Bill 1, which was sponsored by House Minority Leader Emilia Sykes, D-Akron, and co-sponsored by Ohio Sen. Nathan Manning, R-North Ridgeville. That bill increased protections for victims who suffer violence from an intimate partner in a dating relationship.

    “It makes sense that survivors of dating violence should be afforded the same support and services as other domestic violence victims,” said DeWine. “Those working in state government can be confident that their workplace will be a supportive environment for all domestic violence victims.”

    His order also directs all state agencies, boards, and commissions to take necessary corrective actions, up to and including termination, when an employee commits or threatens to commit domestic violence on state property, at state-sponsored events, or when using state resources; and to contact law enforcement if an incident occurs.

    Click here to read the original story.

    Primary Sidebar

    Top Articles

    • Strangulation in sex can increase risk of stroke and brain injuries, distressing study finds
    • read more »
    • Strangled Victims Need Imaging
    • read more »
    • What Parents Need to Know About the Choking Game
    • read more »
    • Choking someone is often prelude to future homicide
    • read more »
    • Strangulation and Domestic Violence Murders
    • read more »

    Join Us Now & stay informed

    • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

    our programs

    Nfjca Logo 2018 1
    Trainingiinstitute
    Cha Logo V12.28.18 2
    Justice
    Voices

    Logo Footer 501 W. Broadway, Ste A #625, San Diego, CA 92101 (888) 511-3522 | 1110 Hemphill St. Fort Worth, TX 76104
    © 2022 Alliance for HOPE International. All Rights Reserved. Design by TinyFrog Technologies.

    Login

    Lost Your Password?
    Register
    Don't have an account? Register one!
    Register an Account

    Registration confirmation will be emailed to you.