Workplace Protections

If you are the victim of domestic violence and you have to miss work to obtain a protective order, an employer cannot fire you as long as you comply with your employer’s time-off policy or procedure. If you have a domestic violence emergency that does not allow you to comply with your employer’s time-off policy, then you may have to provide documentation of why you were absent from the workplace.¹ For example, if you are taking off to apply for a 50B domestic violence protection order, you can provide a copy of the ex parte order.

¹ NCGS § 50B-5.5