Leave for Victims of Domestic, Sexual or Gender Violence or Any Other Crime of Violence Handbook Statement [50+ Employees]: Illinois

Eligible employees will be provided unpaid leave to address domestic violence, sexual violence, gender violence or any other crime of violence. An employee is eligible for leave under this policy if:

• The employee is the victim of domestic, sexual or gender violence or any other crime of violence; or
• The employee's family or household member is a victim of domestic, sexual or gender violence or any other crime of violence and their interests are not adverse to the employee as it relates to domestic violence, sexual violence, gender violence or any other crime of violence.

For purposes of this policy, a "victim" includes:

• A person who was killed or injured while attempting to assist a person against whom a crime was being perpetrated or attempted or while assisting law enforcement at the request of law enforcement;
• A person who personally witnessed a violent crime; and
• A person who will be called as a witness by the prosecution to establish a necessary nexus between an offender and violent crime.

A "family or household member" includes the following: