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Bereavement

HROG Section:	Work/Life Benefits
Document Title:	Bereavement Leave
Source:	District Human Resources
Related TASB Policy:	DEC (local)

Purpose:

Not to exceed three (3) days at any one time for immediate family members – this benefit can be used multiple times during a benefit year (defined as September through August.) It is not intended to be used for multiple times during the same episode of bereavement.
Bereavement – leave days may be delayed to coincide with travel related to the funeral services.
Critical illness leave and bereavement episodes must be separated by at least one day of employee’s work in order to be awarded at multiples of three (3) days.
Bereavement leave has been approved to attend the funeral or service of a colleague or family member of a colleague. This special application requires advance supervisory approval.

Definitions:

"Immediate family" means spouse, child, father, father-in-law, mother, mother-in-law, sister, brother, grandchild, grandparents of the employee or other person who occupies a position of similar significance in the family of the employee.