Do you have to comply with bereavement leave policy?

Employers, at their discretion, may maintain bereavement leave policies or practices and, in certain circumstances, may be obligated to comply with their established policy or practice. Employers must comply with bereavement leave policies that are part of individual employment contracts or collective bargaining agreements. Below…

Can a person be threatened by their boss?

I don’t have the qualifications to do the boss’ job.” Your boss can be threatened by you even if you are not a candidate (at least not in the near term) for his or her job. Your bright flame can singe your manager just because he or she is used to being in the limelight and doesn’t want to share it with you!

Is there a law in Oregon for bereavement leave?

Bereavement Leave. Also, only one state, Oregon, has passed a law requiring employers to provide bereavement leave (it took effect January 1, 2014). The other 49 states, plus the District of Columbia, do not require employers to provide employees either paid or unpaid bereavement leave.

Can a supervisor make your job a nightmare?

Is your supervisor making your job a nightmare? If so, you may be suffering from workplace coercive control, an abusive strategy targeted at a specific person that limits that person’s autonomy, sense of well being, and ability to succeed at work.

What do you need to know about bereavement leave?

Bereavement Leave. The time is usually taken by an employee to grieve the loss of a close family member, prepare for and attend a funeral, and/or attend to any other immediate post-death matters. Currently, there are no federal laws that require employers to provide employees either paid or unpaid leave.

Is there a bigger issue than the bereavement situation?

The bigger issue than the bereavement situation is that you have an employee who you don’t trust, who has had multiple problems with absenteeism, has had several “ethical dilemmas,” and was caught cheating on a test for a promotion. The obituary issue seems like the least of your worries.

Do you have to apply for bereavement time?

I’ve had to apply for bereavement time for two employees since taking over, and it was as simple as my own experience. Both were one-day leaves, and they got the obituary to me as soon as they returned. About a month ago, an employee, “Jane,” came to me to say that her stepfather was in hospice and asked what our leave policy was.