The long-awaited football season has arrived. Sports fans and fantasy fanatics should be elated. There’s one problem: From allegations of child abuse to domestic violence, off-the-field NFL issues have dominated the news. As just one example, Ray Rice was let go by the Baltimore Ravens and suspended by the National Football League after the release of a video that appears to show him striking his fiancee (now wife).
Unfortunately, it frequently takes a high-profile “bad actor” to shine the spotlight on often overlooked issues. In light of the recent attention drawn to issues of domestic violence, employers should take a moment to become reacquainted with issues pertaining to domestic-violence leave for employees.
