Amendment ID: S2446-5

Amendment 5

Bereavement Leave

Ms. Chang-Diaz and Mr. Eldridge move to amend the bill by inserting in Section 3 after the definition of "Benefit year" the following:-

""Bereavement", leave taken to grieve or make arrangements necessitated by the death of a family member."; and

by striking lines 47-50 and inserting in place thereof the following:-

"Family care leave", leave taken by an employee from employment to provide care for a

family member for 1 of the following reasons: (i) to bond with the employee's child during the first 12 months after the child's birth or the first 12 months after the placement of the child for adoption or foster care with the employee; (ii) a serious health condition of a family member; or (iii) for bereavement following the death of a family member."; and

by inserting after the words "benefit year" in line 96 the following:-

"to bond with a child or to care for a family member. An employee or independent contractor shall be eligible for a maximum of 1 week of family care leave in a benefit year for bereavement, which shall be in addition to the maximum number of weeks an employee or contractor is eligible to take to care for a family member."; and

by inserting after the words "such leave" in line 134 the following:-

" ; provided that family care leave for bereavement that immediately follows leave taken in response to a serious health condition of a family member shall not be subject to an additional period of unpaid benefits; provided further that no family care benefits shall be paid during the first 3 consecutive calendar days of bereavement leave that does not immediately follow leave taken in response to a serious health condition of a family member."; and

by striking in lines 203-204 and inserting in place thereof the following:-

"(ii) a statement affirming that the employee is needed to care for a family member or bond with a child, or requires bereavement following the death of a family member.".