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Pennsylvania law does not require employers to provide employee bereavement leave. Bereavement leave is leave that is taken by an employee due to the death of another individual, usually a close relative.
Section 1154 of the PA School Code of 1949 governs the use of bereavement (funeral) leave for professional employees. The following is a brief explanation of the leave entitlement: Death of an immediate family member Up to 3 days of paid leave.
Leave Application due to My Father Passed Away With deep sorrow I have to inform you of the sudden death of my Father due to a brain hemorrhage on the night of 20262026202620262026 (date). As I am required to attend the last rites of father at my home town, I request you to kindly grant me leave for seven days with priority basic.
You'll need to tell your line manager or HR team about the death of someone close to you if you need to take time off work. You may find it easier to send an email or text rather than speak on the phone or see them in person. It might be helpful to let them know when you will be in touch next.
An employee has the right to time off for a funeral if the person who died was a dependant. There's no legal right to time off for a funeral if the person who died was not a dependant. However your organisation might offer time off. This time off might be called 'compassionate leave' or 'special leave'.
In general, once you've been in your job for six months you have the right to take: three days' bereavement leave if a family member has died. one day's bereavement leave if someone else has died and your employer agrees that it was the kind of close relationship that justifies you taking bereavement leave.
Members of the immediate family shall be defined as father, mother, brother, sister, son, daughter, husband, wife, parent-in-law or near relative who resides in the same household, or any person with whom the employe has made his home.
It's often up to the individual employer, but on average around 2-5 days is the norm. There's no statutory requirement for your employer to pay you for time off, but many company policies do offer pay for a certain amount of bereavement leave.