The plight of domestic violence survivors has been exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic, particularly in the earliest months of the crisis as lockdowns kept people confined with their abusers.
Council Member Tiffany Cabán is urging the state to provide paid family leave to survivors of domestic abuseCouncil Member Tiffany Cabán is urging the state to provide paid family leave to survivors of domestic abuseA New York City Council committee is poised to weigh a package of legislation Tuesday that seeks to bolster resources for survivors of domestic violence.
Modeling leave for survivors and their families after the state’s paid family leave law “would ensure that domestic violence survivors and their families properly heal from the abuse they have endured and receive the financial support, job-protection and protection from discrimination or retaliation that they require to deal with their complex situations,” the resolution reads in part.