In the event of a death in an employee's covered family member, an employee may be granted bereavement leave. To attend the funeral or alternative to a funeral of the covered family member; make arrangements necessitated by the death of the covered family member; grieve the death of the covered family member; or be absent from work due to (i) miscarriage, (ii) an unsuccessful round of intrauterine insemination or of an assisted reproductive technology procedure (e.g. artificial insemination or embryo transfer), (iii) a failed adoption match or an adoption that is not finalized because it is contested by another party, (iv) a failed surrogacy agreement, (v) a diagnosis that negatively impacts pregnancy or fertility, or (vi) a stillbirth, an employee may receive three days leave of absence with pay and up to two weeks (ten working days) of unpaid bereavement leave. Covered family member is defined as: parents, step-parents, spouse/partner, sibling, children, stepchildren, grandparents, brother, sister, grandchild, mother-in-law, father-in-law, sister-in-law and brother-in-law. Requests may be made for an authorization of leave involving the deaths of individuals who are not part of the employee's immediate or extended family and leave may be granted at the discretion of a supervisor or departmental director. An additional one day for travel may be granted if distance is more than 250 miles one way. Bereavement leave shall not affect any other leave.
(Ord. 1061, passed 4-5-21; Am. Ord. 1099, passed 2-6-23)