Non-seasonal, Extra-Help Employees who have worked for the County for at least thirty (30) days are eligible for five days of unpaid bereavement leave upon the death of an employee’s parent (step-parent and step-parent in law), spouse, domestic partner, child (including through miscarriage or stillbirth), step-child, sibling, sibling-in-law, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandparent, grandparent-in-law or grandchild.
In the following circumstances, paid leave may be substituted for unpaid leave:
- For non-seasonal, Extra-Help Employees who have worked a minimum of two thousand eighty (2,080) continuous hours of extra-help work with the County without a break in service, and Limited Term Employees, the County will provide up to twenty-four (24) hours paid bereavement leave upon the death of an employee’s parent (step-parent and step-parent in law), spouse, domestic partner, child (including through miscarriage or stillbirth), step-child, sibling, sibling-in-law, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandparent, grandparent-in-law or grandchild.
- In addition, non-seasonal, Extra-Help Employees who have worked a minimum of two thousand eighty (2,080) continuous hours of extra-help work with the County without a break in service, and Limited Term Employees, may utilize up to an additional five (5) days from their accrued leave banks.
The department may require that the employee, within 30 days of the first day of the leave, provide documentation of the death of the family member consistent with the County Policy on bereavement leave.
Bereavement leave does not need to be taken consecutively and must be completed within three (3) months of the day of death of the family member.