Absences From Duty With and Without Pay. A. (1) Employees having a period of employment of six (6) months or more will be allowed time off with pay in the event of the death of someone in their immediate family. Except as otherwise provided in this Paragraph, they will be excused from all work schedules from the time of notification of the death and will be expected back to work on their first scheduled work day following midnight of the day after the funeral. In cases where the absence exceeds six (6) calendar days, employees are required to secure their supervisor’s approval. However, in unusual circumstances where burial delays occur such as military deaths, etc., the absence may be deferred following a review of the circumstances and with supervisor's approval. Any additional time required by the employee may be charged to vacation, personal time off (mini-vacation) or taken as time off without pay. Definition of immediate family is employee's wife (or husband), father, mother, stepfather, stepmother, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother, sister, son, daughter, stepchild, grandmother, grandfather, granddaughter, grandson, legal guardian, spouse's legal guardian, domestic partner (Affidavit of Domestic Partnership required) or any relative residing in the immediate household of the employee. An employee shall be granted one (1) day leave to attend the funeral in the event of the death of his stepbrother, stepsister, half brother, half sister, step-grandfather or step-grandmother. If an employee is on vacation when a death occurs in the employee's above family relationships, that portion of remaining vacation which coincides with the allowance for time off under this provision may be rescheduled.
