Common use of Funeral/Bereavement Leave Clause in Contracts

Funeral/Bereavement Leave. The employee shall be granted three (3) paid leave days, and with notification, can use a maximum of five (5) days per death in the immediate family with Superintendent approval. "Immediate Family" shall be defined, for purposes of this section, as spouse, significant other, child, parent, grandparent, grandchild, mother-in-law, father-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, brother, sister, any legal dependents, and anyone living in the same household. The employee shall be granted one (1) day paid leave per death for other relatives. "Other Relatives" shall be defined as aunt, uncle, cousin, nephew, xxxxx, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, or person to whom the employee was engaged to marry. Additional leave may be granted in special cases, such as for travel time. This time shall be granted without pay, only by approval of the Employer, unless the employee elects to use sick leave time for the aforementioned. Should a holiday fall during a bereavement leave, it will not extend the bereavement leave allowed. Unused funeral/bereavement leave shall not be cumulative. For a funeral involving a present or former employee, or where the employee serves as a pallbearer, the bargaining unit member will be allowed up to four (4) hours to attend. The bargaining unit member, in such circumstances, will make up lost time with an equal amount of compensatory time, or elect to utilize unused sick leave. The Employer reserves the right to limit the number of bargaining unit members absent under this provision on a given day. This leave shall be used within 30 days of the death of the family member unless given special permission by the superintendent or designee.

Funeral/Bereavement Leave. The employee shall be granted three (3) paid leave days, and with notification, can use In the event of a maximum of five (5) days per death in an employee’s immediate family, the immediate employee will be allowed up to three days leave with pay for the time actually lost. Immediate family with Superintendent approval. "Immediate Family" shall be definedmembers are defined as including the employee’s children (including step and adopted), for purposes of this sectionfather, as mother, current spouse, significant otherbrother, child, parent, grandparent, grandchild, mother-in-lawsister, father-in-law, daughtermother-in-law, son-in-law, brother, sister, any legal dependents, and anyone living in the same household. The employee shall be granted one (1) day paid leave per death for other relatives. "Other Relatives" shall be defined as aunt, uncle, cousin, nephew, xxxxx, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, great grandparents, Great grandparents-in-law, grandparents, grandparents-in-law and grandchildren. These days will not be deducted from sick pay. Employees must notify their immediate supervisor of the death, relationship to the deceased and expected time of absence. Any additional time off beyond three days will be granted at the sole discretion of the Sheriff or person his designee and will be deducted from the employee’s unused vacation time or may be taken as holiday time to whom which the employee was engaged is otherwise entitled. In addition to marry. Additional leave may be granted in special casesthe above provisions, such the Illinois Family Bereavement Leave Act provides that all eligible employees, as for travel time. This time defined by the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, shall be granted without pay, only by approval of the Employer, unless the employee elects entitled to use sick leave time for the aforementioned. Should a holiday fall during a bereavement leave, it will not extend the up to 2 weeks (10 working days) of unpaid bereavement leave allowed. Unused funeral/bereavement leave shall not be cumulative. For to attend the funeral or alternative to a funeral involving of a present or former employee, or where “covered family member” under the employee serves as a pallbearer, the bargaining unit member will be allowed up to four (4) hours to attend. The bargaining unit member, in such circumstances, will Act; make up lost time with an equal amount of compensatory time, or elect to utilize unused sick leave. The Employer reserves the right to limit the number of bargaining unit members absent under this provision on a given day. This leave shall be used within 30 days of arrangements necessitated by the death of a “covered family member;” grieve the death of a “covered family member unless given special permission member;” or be absent from work due to a miscarriage, an unsuccessful round of intrauterine insemination or of an assisted reproductive technology procedure, a failed adoption match or an adoption that is not finalized because it is contested by the superintendent another party, a failed surrogacy agreement, a diagnosis that negatively impacts pregnancy or designee.fertility, or a

Funeral/Bereavement Leave. (a) The employee shall be granted three (3) paid leave days, and with notification, can use a maximum of five (5) days per death in the immediate family with Superintendent approvalfamily. "Immediate Family" shall be defined, for purposes of this sectionSection, as spouse, significant other, child, parent, stepmother, stepfather, grandparent, grandchild, mother-in-law, father-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, brother, sister, grandparent of spouse, and any legal dependents, and anyone living in the same household. . (b) The employee shall be granted one (1) day paid leave per death for other relatives. "Other Relatives" shall be defined as aunt, uncle, cousin, nephew, xxxxx, brother-in-law, sister-in-sister- in- law, or person to whom the employee was engaged to marry. . (c) Additional leave may be granted in special cases, such as for travel time. This time shall be granted without pay, only by approval of the Employer, unless the employee elects to use sick leave time for the aforementioned. Should a holiday fall during a bereavement leave, it will not extend the bereavement leave allowed. . (d) Unused funeral/bereavement leave shall not be cumulative. . (e) For a funeral involving a present or former employee, or where the employee serves as a pallbearer, the bargaining unit member will be allowed up to four (4) hours to attend. The bargaining unit member, in such circumstances, will make up lost time with an equal amount of compensatory time, or elect to utilize unused sick leave. The Employer reserves the right to limit the number of bargaining unit members absent under this provision on a given day. This leave shall be used within 30 days of the death of the family member unless given special permission by the superintendent or designee.

Funeral/Bereavement Leave. The employee shall be granted three (3) paid leave days, and with notification, can use In the event of a maximum of five (5) days per death in an employee’s immediate family, the immediate employee will be allowed up to three days leave with pay for the time actually lost. Immediate family with Superintendent approval. "Immediate Family" shall be definedmembers are defined as including the employee’s children (including step and adopted), for purposes of this sectionfather, as mother, current spouse, significant otherbrother, child, parent, grandparent, grandchild, mother-in-lawsister, father-in-law, daughtermother-in-law, son-in-law, brother, sister, any legal dependents, and anyone living in the same household. The employee shall be granted one (1) day paid leave per death for other relatives. "Other Relatives" shall be defined as aunt, uncle, cousin, nephew, xxxxx, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, great grandparents, Great grandparents-in-law, grandparents, grandparents-in-law and grandchildren. These days will not be deducted from sick pay. Employees must notify their immediate supervisor of the death, relationship to the deceased and expected time of absence. Any additional time off beyond three days will be granted at the sole discretion of the Sheriff or person his designee and will be deducted from the employee’s unused vacation time or may be taken as holiday time to whom which the employee was engaged is otherwise entitled. In addition to marrythe above provisions, the Illinois Child Bereavement Act provides that all eligible employees, as defined by the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, shall be entitled to use up to 2 weeks (10 working days) of unpaid bereavement leave to attend the funeral or alternative to a funeral of his or her child; make arrangements necessitated by the death of the child; or grieve the death of the child. Additional In the event of the death of more than one child in a 12- month period, the employee is entitled to up to a total of 6 (six) weeks of bereavement leave may during that 12-month period. All child bereavement leaves will be granted in special cases, such as for travel timeaccordance with the Child Bereavement Act. This time shall Leaves must be granted without pay, only by approval of completed within 60 days after the Employer, unless date on which the employee elects to use sick leave time for the aforementioned. Should a holiday fall during a bereavement leave, it will not extend the bereavement leave allowed. Unused funeral/bereavement leave shall not be cumulative. For a funeral involving a present or former employee, or where the employee serves as a pallbearer, the bargaining unit member will be allowed up to four (4) hours to attend. The bargaining unit member, in such circumstances, will make up lost time with an equal amount of compensatory time, or elect to utilize unused sick leave. The Employer reserves the right to limit the number of bargaining unit members absent under this provision on a given day. This leave shall be used within 30 days receives notice of the death of the family member unless given special permission by the superintendent or designeechild.