BEREAVEMENT LEAVE

410.6.1 Purpose

To provide eligible employees paid leave off in the event of a death in the employee’s immediate family.

410.6.2 Eligibility

Eligible employees are regular and probationary full-time employees working 30 or more hours per week, and full-time one-year temporary employees (as defined in 443.1.3.3, #1).   Other temporary and part-time employees are not eligible.

An employee must be on active pay status in order to receive paid bereavement leave.

410.6.3 Scope of Benefit

An eligible employee, upon giving as much notice as possible to his/her supervisor, shall be permitted up to three days in-state and five days out-of-state in the event of death in the immediate family.

An additional three days leave of absence charged to the employee's accumulated sick leave may be granted.

410.6.4 Definition of Immediate Family

Immediate family is defined as: spouse, daughter, son, parent, parent-in-law, sister, brother, grandchild, grandparent, or any other relative who is a permanent member of the employee's established household.  A parent is defined as a natural parent, step parent, adoptive parent, or surrogate parent (a person who raised the employee as his/her child).  A child is defined as a natural child, adoptive child, foster child, or step child. 

410.6.5 Request for Leave

A Leave Request Form must be submitted to the employee's supervisor substantiating the need for bereavement leave.