In the event of a death in your immediate family, you are entitled to be absent up to five (5) workdays with pay in order to make arrangements for, and to attend the funeral or other appropriate service. "Immediate family" applies to your spouse, parent, child, stepchild, stepparent, legal guardian, sister, or brother.

In the event of a death of your grandparent, grandchild, mother-in-law, or father-in-law, you are entitled to up to two (2) workdays with pay in order to attend the funeral or other appropriate service.

In the event of a death of your or your spouse’s brother-in-law or sister-in-law, you are entitled to 1 (one) workday with pay in order to attend the funeral or other appropriate service.

In the event of the death of other family members or close friends, you may use one of the four (4) emergency days under the paid sick leave policy to attend the funeral or memorial service in each case.

It is important that you notify your supervisor as soon as possible (within 48 hours whenever possible) if you need to take a bereavement leave, so that alternate arrangements can be made for your work. Proof of death may be required before leave with pay is granted. If you have the need for additional time off beyond what is outlined above, you must make arrangements with your supervisor to take vacation or unpaid time off.

Please note that bereavement counseling is available at no cost through the employee resource program. For more details, please see the Human Resources web site under Lifeworks, or call the Human Resources office at extension 9-7900.