Personal Emergencies
Article XIII.C.3

a.  Each day of absence for a personal emergency as provided in this section shall be deducted from the short-term disability bank, as described in Section 1.a above, and shall be reported on the University's official Time/Exception Report. 

b. A member of the bargaining unit shall be given a leave of absence with pay of not more than five days in the event of the death of a member of the immediate family. "Immediate family" is defined as: spouse, domestic partner, parent, sibling, child, grandparent, parent-in-law, domestic partner's parent, sibling-in-law, domestic partner's sibling, child-in-law, domestic partner's child, and grandchild or domestic partner's grandchild. Other persons shall be considered members of the immediate family only if living in the immediate household. 

c.  A member of the bargaining unit shall be given a leave of absence with pay of not more than five consecutive working days for emergency care of a seriously ill or injured member of the immediate family (as defined above). 

d.  A member of the bargaining unit may be granted an additional five days leave to be charged as described in 3.a for emergency situations arising under 3.b or 3.c at the request of the unit administrator and with the approval of the President or his/her designee. A negative decision for such a request is not subject to the grievance procedure. 

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