The County will provide up to twenty-four (24) hours of paid bereavement leave upon the death of an employee’s parents, 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, employees may utilize up to an additional five (5) days from any accrued leave, including accrued sick leave pursuant to the San Mateo County Ordinance Code Section 2.71.130 or take unpaid leave if accruals are exhausted.
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.