Recognition of Death. An employee shall be paid up to three (3) days at his/her basic wage rate for the necessary scheduled time absent due to the death of a member of the immediate family. The leave may not begin until the day of death, and not extend more than seven (7) days beyond the day of the death. In the event a memorial service is scheduled beyond the above seven (7) day period the employee must notify management prior to the seven (7) day period ending and may request to postpone all or a portion of the above reference paid time. Such request must be made to management at least seven (7) calendar days prior to the memorial service and may not extend more than six (6) months beyond the date of the death. For purposes of this Section, immediate family shall mean spouse, legally recognized partner, children, sister, brother, mother, father, former legal guardian, stepparents, mother-in-law, father-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, grandmother, grandfather, grandson, granddaughter, stepson, stepdaughter, and parent of an employee’s dependent child. Payment for such absent time shall consist of basic pay which would otherwise have been received had the regular shift been worked. Pay for part-time employees will be pro-rated based on the ratio of their equivalent workweek compared to that of a full-time employee. In the event of the death of an employee’s wife, husband, daughter, son, mother, father, or legally recognized partner, an employee shall, upon the employee’s request, be excused from scheduled time up to an additional five (5) days. An employee may request one (1) additional day without pay, if the death of any other member of the immediate family described above is more than 200 miles from the employee’s home address. Paid individual days may be substituted for those excused days at the employee’s option.
