What is the funeral leave policy?
In the event of a death within an employee’s immediate family, the employee may be granted up to 3 consecutive days (24 hours) of leave with pay. “Immediate family” is defined as spouse, parents, children, brothers, sisters, grandparents and grandchildren, great-grandparents and great-grandchildren of either the employee or the spouse. Effective 8/16/04, the state redefined immediate family to include the spouse of brothers, spouse of sisters, and spouse of children. Among those not included under this policy are aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. The employee is expected to notify the supervisor of the circumstances before taking funeral leave. The name of the deceased and the relationship to the employee must be stated on the Record of Leave Taken form. If the employee needs to be excused from work for more than the 3 days (24 hours) of leave provided under this policy, the employee may request annual leave (or leave without pay if no annual leave is available).
