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18.8 Bereavement Leave 18.8.1 In the event of a death in the immediate family of an employee of the City, that employee shall, upon request, be granted such time off with pay as is necessary to make arrangements for and/or attend the funeral not to exceed three (3) regularly scheduled working days or four (4) days in the event the funeral is 300 or more miles from the City. This provision does not apply if the death occurs during the employee's paid vacation or while the employee is on leave of absence, layoff or sick leave. 18.8.2 For the purpose of this provision, the immediate family shall be restricted to father, mother, brother, sister, spouse, domestic partner, child, half brother, half sister, stepbrother, stepsister, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, and stepfather, stepmother, stepchild in those cases where direct child rearing-parental relationship may be demonstrated to have existed. 18.8.3 In the event of the death of an active City employee, the City will excuse (without loss of pay) those employees who wish to attend the locally conducted funeral only to the extent it does not interfere with the operation of the City. 18.8.4 Bereavement leave applies only in instances in which the employee attends the funeral, or is required to make funeral arrangements, but is not applicable for other purposes, such as settling the estate of the deceased. 18.9 Family and Medical Leave 18.9.1 In accordance with the California Family Rights Act of 1991 and the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, regular part-time and full-time employees with one year or more years of service are entitled to leave to a maximum of 12 weeks in a 12-month period (or 16 weeks in a 24-month period): 18.9.1.1 to care for a child following a birth or placement of a child with the employee for adoption or foster care; 18.9.1.2 to care for the spouse, domestic partner, child or parent ofthe employee who has a serious health condition; 18.9.1.3 if the employee is unable to perfonn his/her job because of the employee's own serious health condition. 18.9.2 When an employee desires leave for the above stated reasons, the employee should give 30 calendar days written advance notice to his/her immediate supervisor (or if the event is unforseeable employee should give as must notice as possible). 25 .. i - -" "...'.__..~. -...'