(a) An employee shall be granted three (3) days funeral pay to arrange for and/or attend the funeral or memorial service of a member of the employee's immediate family. For the purpose of this section an employee's immediate family shall include father, mother, brother, sister, spouse, child, mother-in-law, father-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, stepmother, stepfather, grandmother, grandfather, grandchild and any other relative residing in the household of the employee. An employee may reserve one of the three days to attend to legal matters made necessary by the death. The day reserved to attend to legal matters shall be taken within thirty (30) days after the date of burial.
(b) In the event of the death of the employee's father, mother, brother, sister, spouse or child, the employee upon giving notice, shall have the right to take up to an additional three (3) days sick pay. Such additional time shall be charged to the employee's accumulated sick days, but shall not be deducted from the bonus day schedule. In the event the third day of such period of mourning falls on Saturday, Sunday or a recognized holiday, then the employee shall be allowed the first scheduled work day thereafter. Should a death or burial in the immediate family occur in a city located more than 150 miles from Toledo, an additional two (2) days for travel shall be granted and paid. This benefit shall also be extended when the relative is a veteran being returned for burial.
(c) One (1) day of funeral pay shall be granted to attend the funeral of the employee's foster mother, foster father, aunt, uncle, first cousin, niece, nephew, sister-in-law, and brother-in-law, if such funeral occurs on a regular work day if such employee was scheduled to work that day.
(d) Where a special filial relationship exists between the employee and any relative for whom the employee would normally be granted the above one (1) day of funeral pay, three (3) days funeral pay may be granted upon the furnishing of an affidavit setting forth the facts as to the special relationship for approval by the Court Administrator. A filial relationship is defined as being one in which the employee bears or assumes a relationship with another individual similar to that of a child, offspring, or parent.
(e) Relationships within this policy which came into existence solely on account of marriage of an employee shall be considered dissolved on the same day said marriage is dissolved by law or death.
(f) The relationships of aunt, uncle, first cousin, niece or nephew shall not be considered to come into existence on account of the marriage of an employee. The wife or husband of an employee's spouse's sibling shall not be considered to be a sister-in-law or brother-in-law of the employee.
(g) An employee shall be granted funeral pay only after the employee furnishes evidence of the death of the person with whom the employee had a qualifying relationship.
(h) A part-time employee shall be granted funeral leave as outlined above if the funeral or memorial service is scheduled to occur on a regular work day if such a part-time employee is scheduled to work that day. A part-time employee shall be granted a pro-rata share of the one (1) day to attend to legal matters as outlined in (a) above. A part-time employee shall be granted a pro-rata share of the time outlined in (b) above.