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Workplace Protections

Laws current as of November 15, 2024

What legal or medical actions, specifically, can I use the time off from work to do?

Victim leave is only for things related to domestic or sexual violence suffered by you or your minor child. It can be used to do any of the following things:

  • seek medical attention for a physical or psychological injury caused by the domestic or sexual violence;
  • recover from a physical or psychological injury caused by the domestic or sexual violence;
  • get services from a victim services organization;
  • get psychological or other counseling;
  • temporarily or permanently relocate;
  • get ready for, or participate in, a legal case related to the domestic or sexual violence;
  • take actions to improve your – or your child’s – physical, psychological, or economic health or safety; or
  • take actions to improve the safety of people you associate with or work with.1

1 Haw. Rev. Stat. § 378-72(a)

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