Article 16
Bereavement Leave
The City permits absence from scheduled work with pay necessitated by death in your immediate
family, up to a maximum of three (3) regularly scheduled workdays at their straight time rate of
pay per occurrence.
The immediate family includes the employee’s spouse or domestic partner and the following
relatives of the employee, employee’s spouse or employee's domestic partner: children, step-
children, brother, step-brother, sister, step-sister, parents, step-parents, grandparents,
grandchildren, daughter-in-law, son-in-law. The term child includes the loss of the fetus after the
second trimester of the pregnancy.
The City permits absence from scheduled work with pay necessitated by death of an employee or
employee’s spouse’s or domestic partner’s aunt or uncle, niece or nephew or the loss of a fetus
after the first trimester of the pregnancy, for one (1) regularly scheduled workday at their straight
time rate of pay per occurrence.
Employees may be required to submit official notice or medical verification to substantiate the
bereavement leave request.
Employees on a scheduled leave of absence are not eligible for bereavement leave pay.
In the event the death for which leave is taken occurs during use of Earned Time, in accordance
with Article 41, and the employee desires to take bereavement leave during that period of the
usage of Earned Time, the bereavement time taken during the use of Earned Time shall not be
charged against the employee’s Earned Time accruals.
Article 17
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Article 18
Jury Duty Pay
All persons covered under this agreement which are called upon to serve as a juror will be paid
the difference between the fee received for such service and the amount of straight time earnings
lost due to the jury duty.
Article 19
Workers' Compensation
Workers' compensation shall be provided by the City with coverage as specified in legislation
of the State of New Hampshire.
In the event an employee is injured on the job and is collecting workers' compensation, the City
agrees to:
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