Workplace Protections

You have the right to take time off from your work to handle your domestic violence or sexual assault situation. The law says that your employer cannot fire, suspend, discriminate, or seek revenge against you for taking time off if you:

• are a victim or witness to a crime, including domestic violence, and have been ordered to appear in court as a witness in a judicial proceeding;¹ or
• are a victim of domestic violence or sexual assault, and need to get or try to get help to ensure your or your child’s health, safety, or welfare, such as:
  
  • medical treatment;
  • social services;
  • mental health services;
  • a temporary restraining order;
  • a restraining order; or
  • other help from the court known as “injunctive relief.”²

¹ 16 V.I.C. § 99c(a)
² 16 V.I.C. § 99c(b)