A letter to Oregon State Senator Floyd Prozanski urging him to amend a proposed bill to increase the statute of limitations for rape cases without DNA evidence to 20 year.
Violence Against Women and Girls
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A map showing state-by-state eligibility for unemployment isurance protections for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
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This webinar reviews the importance of having a policy that addresses situations where the employee is either a victim or perpetrator of domestic or sexual violence, and the principals that inform an effective policy.
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These 10 principles were developed by a national coalition of employer, labor, and government organizations and define a set of standards to guide workplace responses to domestic violence.
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A domestic and sexual violence workplace bill of rights, available as a poster.
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We submitted a letter regarding building trust and legitimacy in law enforcement to the President's Task Force on Policing in the 21st Century on January 21, 2015. Legal Momentum believes that it is crucial that the Task Force study and address the many ways in which women and girls, particularly in communities of color, are adversely impacted by actions taken by law enforcement. We also ask the Task Force to keep in mind that the overpolicing of communities of color may make women of color reluctant to seek law enforcement intervention, even when it is desperately needed.
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Published in The Judges Journal in 2014, this article discusses emerging science on the impact of domestic violence exposure on children's developing brains.
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This guide details state policies on unemployment insurance eligibility for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking who need to leave their jobs or are discharged because of the violence in their lives.
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Legal Momentum Board Member Laura Wilkinson addressed the Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee’s discussion on women’s economic and health security on July 9, 2014.
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A complaint against Brown University for violating the Clery Act by failing to adequately explain available procedures to a student who was sexually assaulted on campus.
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A summary of the effects of domestic and sexual violence and the workplace, including who is affected and current litigation protecting survivors.
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Drawing extensively from the National Judicial Education Program’s publication Judges Tell: What I Wish I Had Known Before I Presided in an Adult Victim Sexual Assault Case , the University of Pennsylvania developed a guide titled Sexual Misconduct Complaints: 17 Tips for Student Discipline Adjudicators, intended as a template for adaptation by individual nonprofit colleges and universities.