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Workplace Protections

Updated: 
April 5, 2024

Can an employer tell others about my situation?

If your employer shares any information about the fact that you or your family member are a victim of domestic violence, a sexual offense, or stalking, your employer is committing illegal discrimination against you. However, your employer would not be discriminating against you by sharing information about your status as a victim of domestic violence, a sexual offense, or stalking if:

  • you asked or gave written permission to your employer to share that information;
  • a court or administrative agency ordered your employer to share information about your status;
  • your employer is legally required to share information;
  • the information is shared with a law enforcement agency;
  • sharing information is needed to protect other employees from harm; or
  • sharing information is needed to provide you with an accommodation.1

1 D.C. Code § 2–1402.11(c-1)(3)(A)

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