37.06.010 Policy and Purpose

Victims of Domestic Violence are often times forced to flee from a perpetrator in order to avoid future danger and violence. In so fleeing, victims frequently miss days of employment and employers respond by terminating or disciplining such employees. The purpose of this chapter is to preclude all Reservation employers from terminating any employee who can document that an instance of domestic abuse contributed to his/her absence from employment. Employers have the option of granting such employees leave with pay or leave without pay because of domestic violence related absences.