Academic and Administrative Faculty
May take up to 10 working days of sick leave in the event of the death of a person within the third degree of relationship. Requests for use of additional earned sick leave days beyond the ten-day limitation may be made in writing to the appropriate authority. Approval is at the discretion of the appropriate appointing authority. BOR Handbook, Title 4, Chapter 3, Section 19, number 5.
Classified Employees
May take up to 5 working days of sick leave in the event of the death of a person within their immediate family. The appointing authority may approve additional time in instances where extended travel is involved.
Contact
Human Resources Front Desk
Absence Management
702-895-3504
hrleave@unlv.edu
Immediate family is defined as an employee's parents, spouse, children, brothers, sisters, grandparents, great-grandparents, uncles, aunts, nephews, grandchildren, nieces, great-grandchildren, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandfather-in-law, grandmother-in-law, great-grandfather-in-law, great-grandmother-in-law, uncle-in-law, aunt-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, grandson-in-law, granddaughter-in-law, nephew-in-law, niece-in-law, great-grandson-in-law, great-grand-daughter-in-law, step-parents and step-children. (NAC 284.562)