CIA understands the importance of family and provides paid bereavement benefits to full-time and part-time employees. In the event of the death of an Employee’s family member, Employees are entitled to take paid bereavement to attend funeral services, to take care of personal matters, and to grieve. 

Immediate Family Members
All full-time and part-time Employees are entitled to up to five (5) consecutive working days of paid bereavement in situations involving the death of the Employee’s immediate family member. 

“Immediate Family” is defined as an Employee’s parents or legal guardians, mother-in-law, father-in-law, spouse, domestic partner, children, brothers, sisters, grandparents, grandchildren, step-parents, step-children, step-brothers, step-sisters, parents of the Employee’s domestic partner, and children of the Employee’s domestic partner. 

Extended Family Members
In the event of the death of an Employee’s extended family member, all full-time and part-time Employees are entitled to paid bereavement of one (1) working day. If the funeral or other memorial service takes place more than 500 miles from the worksite, Employees are entitled to up to three (3) consecutive working days of paid bereavement. 

“Extended Family” is defined as an Employee’s brother-in-law, sister-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, cousin, and siblings of the Employee’s domestic partner. 

Communicating with Management is Important. Before taking paid bereavement, Employees must alert management and human resources of the need for time away and under what benefit they are requesting (Immediate or Extended Family).  The Human Resources department will record the time for the employee.