Human Resources

Employees may use any of the following forms of documentation when applying for VESSA leave:

• A sworn statement of the employee (completion of the VESSA application with the employee’s signature satisfies this requirement); and,
• Documentation from the employee, agent, or volunteer of a victim services organization, an attorney, a member of the clergy, or a medical or other professional from whom the employee or the employee’s family or household member has sought assistance in apressing domestic or sexual violence and the effects of the violence; or
• A police or court record; or
• Other corroborating evidence.