| State Statutes on Violence and Employment, 2014 |
State
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Does State Law Provide Unemployment Insurance Benefits to Domestic Violence Victims?
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Does the State Have an Employment Rights Law for Victims of Domestic Violence?
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Does the State Have a General Crime Victim Protection Law?
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Alabama
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No
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No
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Yes
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Alaska
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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Arizona
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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Arkansas
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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California
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Colorado
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Connecticut
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Delaware
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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District of Columbia
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Florida
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Georgia
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No
|
No
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Yes
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Hawaii
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Yes
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Idaho
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No
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No
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No
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Illinois
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Indiana
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Yes
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No
|
No
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Iowa
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
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Kansas
|
Yes
|
Yes
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No
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Kentucky
|
No
|
No
|
No
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Louisiana
|
No
|
No
|
No
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Maine
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
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Maryland
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
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Massachusetts
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
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Michigan
|
No
|
No
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Yes
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Minnesota
|
Yes
|
No
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Yes
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Mississippi
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No
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No
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Yes
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Missouri
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No
|
No
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Yes
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Montana
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
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Nebraska
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
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Nevada
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
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New Hampshire
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
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New Jersey
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
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New Mexico
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
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New York
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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North Carolina
|
No
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Yes
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No
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North Dakota
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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Ohio
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No
|
No
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Yes
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Oklahoma
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Yes
|
No
|
No
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Oregon
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Yes
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Yes
|
No
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Pennsylvania
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No
|
No
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Yes
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Rhode Island
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Yes
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South Carolina
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
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South Dakota
|
Yes
|
No
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No
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Tennessee
|
No
|
No
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Yes
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Texas
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
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Utah
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No
|
No
|
Yes
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Vermont
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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Virginia
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No
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No
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Yes
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Washington
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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West Virginia
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No
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No
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No
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Wisconsin
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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Wyoming
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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Notes: Employment rights laws provide victims with leave from work to address matters related to domestic violence and/or provide broader protections against employment discrimination related to the violence. Crime victim protection laws prohibit employers from punishing or firing crime victims who take leave to appear in criminal court, at least under some circumstances.
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Sources: Legal Momentum 2014a and 2014b.
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