"Various parts of the U.S. have enacted laws that provide employees leave to address domestic violence, such as to attend court hearings, obtain restraining orders, seek counseling, or avail themselves of other victims' services. Sometimes these laws provide leave for employees who are assisting members of their family or household with abuse-related issues [and] some of the laws extend beyond leaves of absence, requiring that employers provide other types of accommodations to victims of domestic violence.... [S]tate and local laws differ, and there is no federal, one-size-fits-all approach."  MORE >>