Common use of Domestic and Sexual Violence Leave Clause in Contracts

Domestic and Sexual Violence Leave. An Employee who has completed ninety (90) days of employment who requires time off shall be granted job protected domestic and sexual violence leave for one or more of the following purposes: (i) to seek medical attention for the employee or the employee's child in respect of a physical or psychological injury or disability caused by the violence. (ii) to obtain services for the employee or the employee's child in respect of the violence from a victim services organization, domestic violence shelter, rape crisis center, sexual assault center or other social services program or community agency. (iii) to obtain psychological or other professional counseling for the employee or the employee's child in respect of the violence. (iv) to relocate temporarily or permanently for the purpose of making future violence against the employee or the employee's child less likely. (v) to seek legal or law enforcement assistance for the employee or the employee's child, including preparing for or participating in any civil, criminal or administrative proceeding related to or resulting from the violence.