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    Bereavement Leave

    If you have any leave related questions, please contact Human Resources. For an overview of time and leave policies, please visit the summary page here.

    Bereavement Leave Process

    Verification is required for approval of bereavement leave. This may include but not limited to, one of the following documents, which must be attached to your application for leave for special purposes with your supervisor’s signature of approval.

    • Copy of death certificate
    • Obituary column
    • Certificate from funeral home
    • Other (such as mass card, memorial card, announcements, funeral programs, rabbi letter, etc.)

    Employees must provide proof for those relatives (outside of immediate family) that reside in their household, by providing one of the following documents:

    • Any document issued by this state or county, city, or the federal government
    • Vehicle Registration Card or title
    • Voter Precinct Card
    • Military Orders/Documents
    • Utility bill or cable bill
    • Housing lease or contract, mortgage statement, property or income tax statement
    • Financial statement
    • School records

    Any other documents provided will be reviewed by the Office of Human Resource Services for consideration.

    ECP and Instructional Staff (Full-Time Teaching and Non-Teaching) Series / CLT and HEO Series

    Bereavement Leave

    An employee may be excused without charge for a period of 4 days when a death occurs among members of the employee’s immediate family, as provided in the applicable Leave Regulations. When the death in an employee’s immediate family occurs while the employee is on annual leave or sick leave such time as is excusable for death in the family shall not be charged annual leave or sick leave.

    Immediate family shall be defined as spouse; domestic partner; parent; step-parent; mother-in-law; father-in-law; child; stepchild; sibling; grandparent; grandchild; or any relative residing in the same household.

    Proof of bereavement shall be provided upon request made by the department chair, supervisor, or the Office of Human Resources. Common proof of bereavement include death certificate, funeral or wake notice, or obituary. Instructional staff members shall notify their department chair or supervisor of the need for the leave as soon as possible.

    • To request bereavement leave, complete the application for leave for special purposes and have your supervisor’s signature of approval.

    Leaves for Special Purposes

    Special leaves may be granted to members of full-time instructional staff, and staff in the ECP series for personal emergencies of not more than ten working days with pay at the discretion of the President. This leave is in accord with Section 13.3 a of the CUNY Bylaws.

    To request a leave for personal emergencies, complete an application for special leave for special purposes.

    Classified Civil Service Series (White and Blue Collar)

    Bereavement Leave

    An employee may be excused without charge for a period of up to 4 days when a death occurs among members of the employee’s immediate family, as provided in the applicable Leave Regulations. When the death in an employee’s immediate family occurs while the employee is on annual leave or sick leave such time as is excusable for death in the family shall not be charged annual leave or sick leave.

    Immediate family shall be defined as spouse; domestic partner; natural, foster, or step parent; parent-in-law; parent of domestic partner; natural, foster, or step brother; natural, foster, or step sister, natural, foster, or step child; child of domestic partner; grand child, or any relative residing in the same household.

    • To request bereavement leave, complete the application for leave for special purposes and have your supervisor’s signature of approval.
    Classified Managerial Staff

    Leaves for Special Purposes

    Special leaves may be granted to members of the Classified Managerial staff for personal emergencies of not more than ten working days with pay at the discretion of the President. This leave is in accord with Section 13.3 a of the CUNY Bylaws.

    • To request a leave for personal emergencies, complete an application for special leave for special purposes.
    Adjunct Faculty

    Effective August 25, 2006, adjunct classroom teachers, teachers on multiple position assignments employed for a course, non-teaching adjuncts including full-time instructional staff on non-teaching multiple position assignments and adjunct College Laboratory Technicians including full-time instructional staff in adjunct college laboratory multiple position assignments may be excused for personal illness or personal emergencies including religious observance, death in the immediate family or similar personal needs which cannot be postponed for a period of 1/15 of the total number of clock hours in the particular session or semester. Request for such leave, where possible, must be made in advance, in writing. If it is not possible to make such a request in advance, the department chairperson or supervisor should be informed as soon as possible. The reason provided must be satisfactory to the chairperson or supervisor. Effective August 25, 2016, request in advance is not expected in cases of a death in the immediate family, as defined in Article 14.10, but employees covered by this section are expected to give advance notice to their department chair or supervisor of the need for the leave.


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