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Domestic Violence in the Workplace

By Susan L. Pollet

It seems that we read news stories almost daily about estranged husbands and boyfriends hunting down women at work, and ultimately killing these women before committing suicide. The “spillover” of domestic violence into the workplace is a widespread phenomenon and one that employers must acknowledge and deal with. It is not simply a private family issue. It cannot be minimized or ignored. The workplace is an easy place to find someone, which enables estranged partners to harass, stalk and sometimes kill their victims at work.

Coworkers and supervisors, customers, vendors and bystanders may be impacted by the violence in the workplace, and may be injured or killed as well. As victims try to recover from domestic violence at home, they may be absent or tardy. Sometimes they lose their jobs because of the domestic violence at home or work. The ways in which the domestic violence “seeps” into the workplace are as varied as the human beings that make up the workforce. This article will address the statistics on the prevalence of the problem, the legal implications for employers and some suggestions on what employers can and should be doing to make their employees safe, while protecting their businesses from liability.

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