SAFE for Survivors Act of 2026
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Overview
The SAFE for Survivors Act of 2026 aims to provide economic security and safety for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. It reauthorizes grant programs for workplace responses, establishes safe leave for victims to address the impacts of violence, prohibits discriminatory actions against survivors, and provides unemployment compensation. The bill also seeks to protect survivors’ employment and benefits and addresses issues like economic abuse and deepfake imagery.
Key provisions
- Reauthorizes grant programs for workplace responses to assist victims of domestic and sexual violence.
- Establishes a right to safe leave for victims to address the impacts of qualifying acts of violence.
- Prohibits employers from discriminating against survivors of qualifying acts of violence.
- Provides for unemployment compensation for victims of qualifying acts of violence.
- Addresses economic abuse and its impact on survivors’ employment.
- Prohibits the disclosure of information about abuse and the location of survivors through insurance databases.
- Creates regulations regarding employer responsibilities to provide reasonable accommodations for survivors.
- Addresses deepfake imagery and its potential harm to survivors.
Who is affected
- Survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking
- Employers
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