The SafeWork Advantage Podcast
We help HR Professionals, Managers, and Business Leaders create safer, more supportive workplaces for employees facing domestic violence. Hosted by April Hardy - a survivor, advocate, and founder of In Case i'm Murdered, LLC - this show is where compassion meets compliance and safety meets strategy.
The SafeWork Advantage Podcast
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A 911 dispatcher once helping others escape danger while living in danger herself, April Hardy brings a rare, dual‑lens view to the real cost of domestic violence at work—and the practical steps leaders can take to stop harm before it reaches the headlines. As a crime victim advocate trained by NOVA and founder of In Case I Murdered, April shares how abuse derailed seven jobs and how those hard lessons shaped a clear, trauma‑informed playbook for HR and business leaders.
We break down the signals already hiding in plain sight—attendance spikes, turnover patterns, parking lot incidents—and translate them into concrete actions. You’ll learn how to write a policy that explicitly names domestic violence, set up confidential reporting outside the supervisory chain, and coordinate with security on visitor protocols, escorts, and badge controls. We also map the legal landscape, from OSHA’s general duty to state protections and FMLA, so you can protect people while reducing organizational risk. Throughout, we focus on tools any manager can use: empathetic scripts, documentation checklists, flexible scheduling, and safety planning that reduces predictability an abuser can exploit.
The heart of the conversation is culture. Leaders don’t need clinical training to change outcomes; they need clarity, consistency, and a plan. When employees know help won’t cost them their jobs, they speak up sooner—and that’s when prevention works. Expect short, commute‑friendly episodes that turn awareness into action and keep your workplace safe, seen, and supported.
Subscribe for new insights every other Tuesday morning, and grab the free Workplace Domestic Violence Preparedness Checklist at incaseimurdered.com/safework.
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I was a 911 dispatcher helping other people escape danger while I was living in danger myself. My boss, the local sheriff, asked me not to quit because he was concerned about me, but domestic violence forced me out after just six months. And that job was one of seven that I lost to abuse. I'm April Hardy, crime victim advocate trained by Nova, founder of In Case I Murdered, and recent recipient of a$12,500 grant for intimate partner homicide prevention work. I've experienced domestic violence from both sides, as the employee whose performance suffered, and as the business owner who absorbed every cost directly. This is the Safe Work Advantage podcast that helps HR professionals and business leaders recognize risk, reduce liability, and protect their people. With each episode, I'll bring you practical tools, legal insights, and trauma-informed strategies to create a safer, more responsive workplace where employees feel safe, seen, and supported. Because the truth is, domestic violence doesn't stay at home. It shows up in your attendance reports, your turnover rates, your parking lot, and sometimes in the headlines. Domestic violence is a workplace issue, and when we know better, we can protect better. I'll bring you new episodes every Tuesday morning. Perfect for your commute. You don't have to be a counselor to make a difference. In fact, you are in a unique position to do a lot of good. You just need the right tools. And someone who understands this from both the employee's perspective and the employer's bottom line. Subscribe now and download your free workplace domestic violence preparedness checklist at encaseimurdered.com forward slash safe work. Join me every other Tuesday morning as we turn awareness into action and protect what matters most. I'm April Hardy, and this is the Safe Work Advantage podcast. Thank you for being a leader who protects what matters most.