The Snohomish County Construction Crafts 11/1/2017

ARTICLE 13 - BEREAVEMENT LEAVE When death occurs among members of an employee's immediate family, the employee, upon request to his/her department head, will be granted reasonably necessary time off to assist with funeral arrangements, if necessary, and to attend the funeral service, and will 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 four (4) days allowance, if on pay status. Effective as of the date of execution of this Agreement, if required to travel beyond the distance of 300 miles to attend services, one (1) additional day will be allowed. This time off shall not be deducted from accumulated sick leave or vacation. Effective as of the date of execution of this Agreement, the term "immediate family" is defined as: • Spouse, state registered domestic partner (per RCW 26.60, et seq.), children of employee, children of spouse, or children of state registered domestic partner; • Mother, father, brother, sister, mother-in-law, father-in-law, stepmother, stepfather, stepbrother, or stepsister of employee or spouse or state registered domestic partner; • Grandparents and grandchildren of employee or spouse or state registered domestic partner. "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. 15