Bereavement Leave

Leave with pay is available to all appointed exempt and non-exempt (non-faculty) staff because of death in the immediate family. Immediate family is limited to: spouse of employee; father or mother of employee or spouse; child of employee or spouse; brother or sister of employee or spouse; grandparent of employee or spouse. Funeral leave will be limited to three days if the burial is within Colorado, and to five days if outside of Colorado. The supervisor may request an obituary or other notice to substantiate the absence. Bereavement pay will not be computed as time worked for overtime purposes.