(a) A regular full time employee shall be granted three (3) days funeral pay to arrange for and/or attend the funeral 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, stepchild, grandmother, grandfather, grandchild and any other relative residing in the household of the employee.
(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 of sick pay. Such additional time shall be charged to the employee's accumulated sick days.
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 one hundred fifty (150) miles from Toledo, an additional two (2) days for travel shall be granted and paid.
(c) An employee may take one (1) or two (2) days to attend the funeral and reserve a day to attend to legal matters made necessary by the death, but such time provided herein shall be taken within one (1) week after the date of burial. This benefit shall also be extended when the relative is a veteran being returned for burial.
(d) 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, brother-in-law, if such funeral occurs on a regular work day and if such employee was scheduled to work that day.
(e) 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 funeral pay, three (3) days funeral pay will be granted upon the furnishing of an affidavit to the Department of Human Resources setting forth the facts as to the special relationship.