Safe Leave Documentation and Confidentiality Rules
Safe Leave Working Group
April 2025
““Safe leave” refers to paid, job-guaranteed leave from work that workers may take to address the impact of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, stalking, other forms of gender-based violence and harassment, or other forms of violent victimization on their lives and the lives of their family members…This document is intended to be a resource for policymakers, advocates, and stakeholders, as well as for employers seeking to improve their own policies. This document includes recommendations for when workers can be required to provide documentation for safe leave claims, and, where required, what types of documentation options should be allowed.”