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PSU supports providing time off to employees in the event of a death in the immediate family.
- Qualifying employees are allowed up to two (2) weeks of bereavement leave within 60 days of the death of a covered family member.
- Bereavement leave is further limited to two weeks per family member with a maximum of four weeks in a given leave year.
- A Protected Leaves Notification form must be submitted to Human Resources.
- If necessary, an employee may request to use additional earned leave credits (paid time off) or if earned leave credits are not available, leave without pay, at the time of death of an immediate family member.
- Based on Oregon law, "immediate family" includes A spouse or domestic partner;
- A child of a covered individual or the child's spouse or domestic partner;
- A parent of a covered individual or the parent's spouse or domestic partner;
- A sibling or step sibling of a covered individual or the siblings’ or step sibling's spouse or domestic partner;
- A grandparent of a covered individual or the grandparent's spouse or domestic partner;
- A grandchild of a covered individual or the grandchild's spouse or domestic partner;
- Any individual related by blood or affinity whose close association with a covered individual is the equivalent of a family relationship.
EMPLOYEES IN CLASSIFIED, SEIU-REPRESENTED POSITIONS
- Are eligible for a maximum of four (4) days paid bereavement leave arising from a death in the immediate family.
- Additional leave, other than sick leave, may be granted to provide additional time to an employee in a classified position for bereavement purposes.
Employees in unclassified positions are eligible to use paid sick sick leave for bereavement leave in accordance with Oregon law.
EMPLOYEES IN AAUP-REPRESENTED POSITIONS
- When bereavement leave is approved but is not designated as protected OFLA leave, the employee retains the same job protections and benefits as provided under OFLA. If necessary, an employee may request to use additional leave and/or use their PSU Bereavement leave outside the 60-day window up to one (1) year from the date of the death. These requests are subject to departmental approval.
- For the purposes of PSU Bereavement leave, immediate family is defined by the PSU Sick Leave Policy. Employees will be eligible for bereavement leave for the death of anyone outside of the "family member" definition in the PSU Sick Leave Policy.
- Additional information can also be found in the PSU-AAUP Collective Bargaining Agreement.