Family Bereavement Leave Handbook Statement: Illinois

Upon request, eligible employees will be allowed a maximum of two weeks (10 workdays) of family bereavement leave in connection with the death of a family member or a loss related to pregnancy, adoption, surrogacy or fertility as described in this policy.

In the event of the death of more than one covered family member within a 12-month period, an employee may take up to a total of six weeks of leave during a 12-month period.

A covered family member includes an employee's child, spouse, domestic partner, sibling, parent, parent-in-law, grandchild, grandparent or stepparent. For purposes of this policy, "child" is defined to include an employee's biological, adopted, or foster child, a stepchild,