Everett Firefighters Local No. 46 12/16/2022

25 ARTICLE 17 - BEREAVEMENT LEAVE When death occurs among members of an employee's immediate family, the employee, at his/her request to the department head, shall be granted reasonable and necessary time off to make arrangements as needed and to attend the funeral and shall be compensated at his/her normal salary for the hours lost from his/her regular schedule, before or after the funeral, with the maximum of two (2) shifts allowance, if working. For non-suppression personnel this shall be forty, (40) hours. This time off shall not be deducted from accumulated sick leave or vacation. The Bereavement Leave must be taken within twelve months of the event. Members of an employee's immediate family shall be defined as employee's spouse, domestic partner, children, and stepchildren including domestic partner's children; parents, step-parents and siblings of the employee, spouse or domestic partner; grandchildren, grandparents or step-grandparents of the employee, spouse or domestic partner. Any other circumstance with approval of Chief or designee. "Domestic Partner" is defined for purposes of this article as the criteria outlined by the City's Domestic Partner resolution or the State Registry. Proof of criteria may be requested. If there is a disagreement about the employee's time off, the matter shall be resolved after the employee returns to work.