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In reply to the discussion: When should a domestic abuser be fired from work? [View all]metalbot
(1,058 posts)But the OP's question isn't really asking that. It's asking when does a workplace take action because someone is _accused_ of domestic violence. I don't want to work next to a domestic abuser. The challenge is that there is some middle ground between an accusation and a conviction, and that's a really hard line for employers to walk.
I don't think that really applies in the Porter case, as the FBI had clearly found the skeletons in the closet, had talked to the women, and had relayed those findings to the White House. Most employers don't have the luxury of having FBI agents who will do field work for them to investigate.
About two years ago, I a salaried employee who vanished for a couple of days, then came in with heavy concealer over his black eye. It turns out he'd been gone from work because he was in jail, and had been arrested for domestic violence. When asked about it, his story was basically "my wife hit me, and somehow I'm the one that went to jail".
What was my correct course of action?