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Washington Borough adopts statewide domestic‑violence workplace policy, names HROs
Summary
The Borough of Washington adopted the Statewide Domestic Violence Policy for public employers and updated its personnel manual, designating Catherine McCarthy as Primary Human Resources Officer and Laurie A. Courter as Secondary HRO. The policy references the NJ SAFE Act’s leave protections and establishes confidentiality and reporting procedures for employee victims.
The Borough Council voted to adopt the Civil Service Commission’s Statewide Domestic Violence Policy for public employers and to update the Borough Personnel Policies and Procedures Manual to include the policy. The resolution designates Catherine McCarthy as the Primary Human Resources Officer (HRO) and Laurie A. Courter as Secondary HRO and directs distribution of the updated policy to all borough employees.
The adopted policy incorporates protections and procedures under New Jersey law, including the New Jersey Security and Financial Empowerment Act (NJ SAFE Act), which allows qualified employees up to 20 days of unpaid leave in a 12‑month period for reasons related to domestic or sexual violence, subject to eligibility rules. The policy requires HROs to provide confidential assistance, refer employees to services, maintain separate confidential personnel files for domestic‑violence records, and to follow mandatory reporting requirements where applicable.
