CITY OF PORTLAND

HUMAN RESOURCES

ADMINISTRATIVE RULES

LEAVES

FUNERAL LEAVE

Rule

Employees may be granted up to three (3) days of leave with pay for the death of a relative. With the approval of the Bureau Director or designee, an additional 2 days leave with no deduction in pay may be allowed for necessary funeral travel time.

A relative includes spouse, domestic partner, parent, grandparent, grandparents-in-law, child, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, grandchild, stepchild, step-brother, step-sister, step-parents, step-grandparents, sister, brother, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, mother-in-law, father-in-law and equivalent relatives of an employee with a domestic partner. Under exceptional circumstances, funeral leave may be granted by the bureau director, or designee, upon the death of a person other than those identified above.

Eligibility for Funeral Leave

No person employed as a consultant on a contract basis or employed on a temporary or seasonal basis is eligible for funeral leave.

Administrative Rule History

Adopted by Council March 6, 2002

Effective April 5, 2002