QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Q: What is the Corporate Alliance to End Partner Violence?
A: The Corporate Alliance to End Partner Violence is an alliance of businesses, both large and
small, that is committed to the prevention of partner violence through education.
Q: In addition to your company, what other companies are part of CAEPV?
Altria Group, Inc.
American Express Company
Archer Daniels Midland Company
Bank One, Bloomington–Normal
Blackbaud
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois
CHOICES
CIGNA
Colorado Bar Association
Corning Incorporated
Country Insurance & Financial Services
Domestic Violence Network of Greater
Indianapolis
DV Initiative
Eastman Kodak Company
Enterprise Rent–A–Car
Extreme Internet
Goddard Claussen/First Tuesday
Gruber Industries, Inc.
Heartland Community College
Illinois Criminal Justice Information
Authority
Illinois State University
Key Bank
Kraft Foods
Lifetime Television
Lincoln Mutual Life Insurance Co.
Liz Claiborne Inc.
Mary Kay Inc.
McClure Assoc. Management
Consultants, Inc.
McLean County, IL Government
Media Options
MicroAge, Inc.
Mid–Central Community Action
Morgan Stanley
National Coalition Against Domestic
Violence
National Football League
National Institute for the Prevention
of Workplace Violence
Nybakke Vacuum Shop, Inc.
Office of the Status of Women,
Commonwealth of Australia
Park National Bank
Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape
Pennzoil–Quaker State Company
PPG Industries, Inc.
RAND
Research Systems and Solutions, Inc.
Riesbeck Food Markets, Inc.
Southwest Airlines Company
Southwest Women Working Together
State Farm Insurance Companies
Target Stores
TCD Communications
Texas Health Resources
Town of Normal, IL
Turning the Corner, Inc.
Verizon Communications
Verizon Wireless—Illinois/Wisconsin
Region
The Wireless Foundation
Woodward & Company Marketing &
Communications (The Motta Co.)
(Members should contact CAEPV for the most up–to–date listing)
Q: Why did your company join CAEPV?
A: We believe that prevention education can go a long way toward helping solve the problem of
partner violence and changing societal attitudes toward violence. So the focus of CAEPV 
prevention of partner violence through awareness and education  fits with our corporate
culture and our employee and corporate needs.
Q: Why would corporate America take on this issue? It seems very private, personal.
A: In fact, corporate America must be involved in the prevention of partner violence. It is a
societal issue and the effects of partner violence can be seen in the workplace every day. It
impacts our employees' well–being, and ultimately our bottom line.
We believe it makes good business sense to develop policies that positively impact the health,
well–being and safety of our employees. And this is a natural extension of other employee
assistance programs we already have in place.
Q: What actions do you plan to take to address this issue?
A: We are in the process of developing a corporate policy on partner violence that will be part of
our overall employee assistance program. In addition, we have educational and communications
materials that we will be making available to our employees. We not only want to educate our
employees, but we hope they will take that information out into their communities through their
families, religious organizations and civic groups.
Q: How will employees be affected?
A: Employees will now have options and information at their disposal to educate themselves on
the issue, and to help them deal with this problem if it s impacting them or a friend or co–
worker. Also, we hope that through increased awareness and education, our employees will
become ambassadors to their communities.
Q: Do you have a policy in place to deal with this issue?
A: As I mentioned before, we are in the process of working to develop a policy.
Q: Will employees who are either victims or abusers lose their jobs as a result of
their condition?
A: We want employees who are in an abusive situation  either as victim or abuser  to get
help. Employees will not be penalized for making us aware of their situation and asking for help
 but they also have to be willing to get help. As with any other health–related issue, we will
use all reasonable measures within established company policies and guidelines to aid and
protect the employees.