Yesterday’s shooting of Zoua “Vivian” Xiong, by her husband Por Ye Lor at a Lowes Improvement Store in Concord, North Carolina serves as a devastating reminder that domestic violence can, and frequently does, occur in the workplace.
According to Johnny Lee, Director of Peace@Work, between 1977 and 1991, 75% of the women killed on the job (non-robbery related) were murdered by an intimate partner.
As seen in recent cases, including the mass shooting at the Pinelake Rehab Center in Carthage, NC (2009), intimate partners are not the only victims of a domestic violence attack: eight people, including staff and patients of at the Pinelake Rehab Center were killed and three others wounded.
What can companies do to protect their employees and their customers? According to Lee, implementing a domestic violence policy can help keep employees safe, reduce risk and increase employee satisfaction and retention.
Charlotte Employees, we want to know: Does your employer have a Domestic Violence Policy in place?
