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Bereavement Leave — Kaiser Permanente — Northwest RNs (Oregon / SW Washington)
What the ONA / OFNHP (AFT Local 5017) agreement (Oct 2021 – Sep 2025) actually says, excerpted from the contract with page citations. Note: A successor agreement was ratified in 2026; its full text is not yet published. This is the latest published contract.
10.I.1 General - Consecutive Day Premium Rules a. Exemptions-overtime: Ill time, vacation, float holidays and funeral leave shall not be counted in the computation of overtime. b. Exemptions-consecutive day pay: holidays taken, float holidays taken, ill time taken, education days, stand-by hours, vacation taken, flex days taken, and non-clinical time above coding will not be included in the compensation of consecutive day pay. c. For the purposes of this provision, the following will count in calculating consecutive days of work: all core shifts, all clinical time above coding, mandatory training events, nursing unit retreats, and bereavement leave. d. Double shift overtime hours worked will not be included in the consecutive day premium calculation except as specified in Article 10.G.2. e. For all shifts shorter than 12 hours, employees’ work schedules shall provide for a minimum of twe …
OFNHP – RN 2021-2025 employee's performance. OR and PACU are excluded from these parameters. 12.I.4 Overtime Calculations a. General: 1) Employees’ work schedule shall provide for a minimum of twelve (12) hours between two (2) consecutive work shifts. Work performed prior to the expiration of the twelve (12) hours between consecutive shifts shall be paid at the rate of one and one-half (1-1/2) the regular straight-time rate, including shift differential, if applicable. Ill time, vacation, float holidays and funeral leave shall not be counted in the computation of overtime. Holidays taken, float holidays taken, ill time taken, education days, stand-by hours, vacation taken, flex days taken, and non-clinical time above coding will not be included in the calculation of consecutive day pay. The following will count in calculating consecutive days of work: all core shifts, all clinical time a …
Effective the first day of the month following eligibility, all health and welfare benefit eligible employees are eligible for bereavement leave, unless the bereavement leave has been waived by participation in an Alternative Compensation Program. Employees shall be granted up to three (3) days paid Bereavement Leave upon the death of their: • Spouse / Domestic Partner • Parent / Step Parent / Parent-In-Law / Step Parent-In-Law / In loco parentis Child / Step Child / Legal Ward / Foster Child / Adopted Child • Daughter / Step Daughter / Daughter In-Law / Step Daughter In-Law • Son / Step Son / Son In-Law / Step Son In-Law • Sister / Step Sister / Sister In-Law / Step Sister In-Law
OFNHP – RN 2021-2025 calendar days prior to the start of the leave, and worked an average of 25 hours per week during that period. For the Federal law, the employee must be employed by Kaiser Permanente for twelve months prior to the start of the leave and worked a cumulated 1,250 hours during that period. 21.D.6 Leaves under state, federal, contract and workers compensation will be administered concurrently where applicable. 21.D.7 The request for Family Medical Leave shall be written and submitted in advance when possible to do so. In cases of emergencies, the employee will notify the employer as soon as reasonably possible. The written request shall be on the form provided and must specify the reason for the leave of absence, the relationship of the employee to the person needing the care and the anticipated length of the leave. 21.D.8 Medical certification may be required from the em …
OFNHP – RN 2021-2025 • Brother / Step Brother / Brother In-Law / Step Brother In-Law • Grandparent / Step Grandparent • Grandchildren / Step Grandchildren • Relative living in same household Employees will be granted an additional two (2) days of paid time when traveling three hundred (300) miles or more to attend funeral or memorial services. Bereavement Leave may be divided due to timing of services and related circumstances and need not be taken on consecutive days.
21.D.1 Kaiser Permanente will grant a Family Medical Leave of Absence in accordance with State and Federal Laws and Kaiser Permanente Family Medical Leave Policy 21.D.2 Provisions of federal and state law will apply to employees in both Oregon and Washington. The law that advantages the employee the most will be applied. 21.D.3 If applicable law or policy is to be modified or amended, the Union is to be notified 30 calendar days in advance of any change to the Kaiser Permanente Family Medical Leave Policy. 21.D.4 For eligible employees, Kaiser Permanente’s Family Medical Leave policy generally provides twelve weeks of protected leave per rolling twelve month period for the birth, adoption, placement of a child, to care for a family member with a serious health condition or the employee’s own serious health condition, pregnancy disability or to care for a sick child who does not have a se …
The following days shall be observed as holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. Holiday hours paid shall be counted into the calculation of overtime and shall not be counted into the calculation of consecutive day pay. There shall be no deduction in pay for the observance of the foregoing holidays for employees who have been on regular employee status for at least thirty (30) consecutive calendar days prior to the holiday. Such employees working on one (1) days of the foregoing holidays shall be paid at the rate of one and one-half (1-1/2) times the regular rate of pay in addition to their regular rate of pay for the holiday. For Urgency Care and Continuing Care Service employees, the actual legal holiday worked shall be paid at the overtime rate of pay. When the Kaiser Permanente designated hol …
OFNHP – RN 2021-2025 b. Exemptions-consecutive day pay: holidays taken, float holidays taken, ill time taken, education days, stand-by hours, vacation taken, flex days taken, and non-clinical time above coding will not be included in the compensation of consecutive day pay. c. For the purposes of this provision, the following will count in calculating consecutive days of work: all core shifts, all clinical time above coding, mandatory training events, nursing unit retreats, and bereavement leave. d. When counting consecutive days of work for the purposes of premium pay, KP will count in a continuous, calendar based order. KP will not count "core shifts" first before counting "extra" shifts. e. There shall be no duplication of overtime payments for the same hours worked under any of the provisions of this Agreement. To the extent hours are compensated for at overtime/premium rates under o …
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