When Hell Is At Home

By Mary Campbell

When Hell Is At Home

They say, “Charity begins at home.” Well, hell can also be at home. “Home” can be the word where there is fear, anxiety, anticipation of what’s coming, suffering—domestic violence. That violence can be physical, mental, and emotional. The Coronavirus pandemic demands that we stay at home. But for many, added to the fear of the […]

Senator Persaud’s Bill to Protect Victims of Domestic Violence from Employment Discrimination Signed into Law by Governor Cuomo

Senator Persaud’s Bill to Protect Victims of Domestic Violence from Employment Discrimination Signed into Law by Governor Cuomo

(Brooklyn, New York) — Legislation sponsored by Senator Roxanne J. Persaud that protects victims of domestic violence from discrimination in the workplace was signed into law yesterday by Governor Andrew Cuomo. Later in the day on Tuesday, Aug. 20, Governor Cuomo signed Bill S1040, which establishes victims of domestic violence as a protected class in […]