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I 28 . 5 Bereavement Leave A . This benefit is available for full -time permanent employees . B . Three working days shall be given off with pay upon the death of a member of the immediate family (defined for this benefit as parents and step-parents , spouse , children and step-children , grandmother, grandfather, grandchild , brother, sister, mother- in -law , father- in - law , son - in - law , daughter-in -law , sister- in - law , brother- in- law , or legal guardian of the employee) . C . Bereavement Leave will be authorize in minimum one- half day increments and will be paid at the employee' s current pay rate . D . If additional time off work is needed , or time off is needed for an individual not covered by Article 28 . 5 ( B) , vacation or sick leave may be utilized , or time off without pay can be arranged if justified . Sick leave used under this provision shall not be counted as an occurrence of sick . 28 . 6 Other Leaves of Absence Employees are eligible for leave of absence for causes generally beyond the control of the employee . The duration of eE ch leave of absence and the compensation received by the employee , if any , during the leave of absence shall be determined by the County . Except as of erwise provided the decision to grant a leave without pay ( leave of absence is a matter of administrative discretion , and may only be approved by th County Administrator or his designee . Leaves without pay must be requested by the employee at least two (2 ) weeks prior to the leave , unless circumstances satisfactory to the County Administrator/designee render advance request impossible . All leave requests must be in writing . Extensions may be grantec if requested at least seven (7) days prior to the expiration of the leave , and approved by the County Administrator or his designee . For leaves of absence taken at the option of the employee , the County' s health care plan will be extended until the end of the month in which the leave of absence began . A er that point , the employee can keep the plan only by paying the full premium PC mount (employee and employer share) prior to the first of each month . If the leave of absence is due to factors beyond the control of the employee , as in the avent of a medical problem , the County will determine the period of time the he Ith care plan will be provided at County expense based upon the merits of the individual situation and the law, but the employee would still be responsible for paying the employee' s typical share of the cost . 36