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State enhances domestic violence prevention efforts
Albany -- Governor Eliot Spitzer Thursday announced the signing of an executive order to improve the safety of state employees who are victims of domestic violence by requiring that all state agencies adopt comprehensive “Domestic Violence and the Workplace” policies that address the significant health and safety issues associated with domestic violence.
Executive Order 19 requires all state agencies to adopt policies relating to matters including education and training of employees on domestic violence awareness and prevention; fair personnel policies responsive to the needs of domestic violence victims; creation of workplace safety plans; and accountability measures to punish those who use state resources to commit acts of domestic violence.
New York joins several other states including New Jersey, Connecticut, Vermont and Massachusetts, in issuing an executive order requiring “Domestic Violence and the Workplace” policies for state agencies.