Professor Runge publishes on Employment Law and Domestic Violence

A new publication co-authored by Professor Robin Runge and Professor Julie Goldscheid of CUNY School of Law, entitled Employment Law and Domestic Violence: A Practitioner's Guide, ABA 2009 (pdf format), is now available from the American Bar Association, Commission on Domestic Violence.

The purpose of the publication is to provide employment law practitioners representing employers, individuals, or unions with information and guidance about the legal rights and remedies available to victims of domestic violence as employees.

One-fifth of adult employees in the United States self-identifies as a victim of domestic violence, according to a study completed by the Corporate Alliance to End Partner Violence in 2005.

The publication include specific cases in which employers have been found liable for firing or otherwise discriminating against victims of domestic violence as well as examples of ways to implement policies and procedures to effectively respond to and support employees who are victims and address employees who are alleged perpetrators of domestic violence.

Copies of this publication may be ordered from the ABA Commission on Domestic Violence at their website.