EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY
SECTION: PPP-18
SUBJECT: Bereavement Leave
It is the policy of the university to provide all regular, full-time and part-time employees time off without loss of pay due to the death of an immediate family member as defined below, consistent with Chapter 1010 of the Public Acts of 1988 and Chapter 51 of the Public Acts of 1989.
An employee who is absent during his/her regularly scheduled
work week due to the death of an immediate family member shall
receive payment for reasonable and customary days absent, such days
of payment not to exceed three (3) regularly scheduled work days.
Immediate family shall be deemed to include 1) spouse; 2) child,
step-child; 3) parent, step-parent, foster parent, parent-in-law;
4) sibling(s); and 5) grandparents and grandchildren. In addition
to the three (3) regularly scheduled work days, sick leave not to
exceed two (2) days may be granted at the discretion of the
appropriate approving authority in the instance of death of one of
the immediate family members listed above.
Regular part-time employees, including academic personnel
scheduled to carry less than a full teaching load or its
equivalent, regardless of probationary status, shall be eligible to
receive bereavement leave on a prorated basis equal to the
percentage of their employment to full-time employment.
Source: Tennessee Board of Regents Personnel Policy No. 5:01:01:09