TIL that if your partner dies, the Federal Government caps how much of your accrued sick leave you can use to grieve (or take care of a young child, or fight that same Federal Government over life insurance payouts), at 104 hours.
@bikepedantic man, that's hard. Any support from neighbours, friends, or family?
@bikepedantic There's no limit to the amount of sick leave you can use for your own personal medical needs, so I'd hope your management would support you running through that loophole and give you the grace you need/deserve/have earned.
@LhasaCM thanks, yes, i have a blank check to be 'sick'
@bikepedantic Sorry to hear. Hoping it gets better for you.
@bikepedantic if there is anything I or MAMAS can do, lmk? (I have afternoon hours often free and could hang out with you and/or your child outdoors and/or in my garden in Porter?)
@crystalvisits THanks! But we're quite well covered
@bikepedantic There is not enough time given to grieving by any of our laws. Another example: if you take Massachusetts PFML to care for a sick loved one and they die, your leave ends at midnight on the day of their death.
@bikepedantic These are the regs no one ever wants to have to read. I'm sorry. 😑
I gather it used to be worse. Prior to 2006, in order to be able to use 104 hours of sick leave for bereavement or family care, a federal employee had to have at least 80 hours already banked. That restriction was removed "as part of OPM's effort to standardized leave policies and provide agencies with guidance on leave programs available to assist employees in the event of a pandemic health crisis." (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2006/08/17/06-7005/absence-and-leave)
@bikepedantic fuck capitalism. I’m sorry this is happening to you.
@bikepedantic I hadn't known about your loss. My deepest condolences to you and your family 😢
I'm sorry to hear about the soul crushing bureaucracy burden
I understand that this is far better than most employers (so please, just don't), and yet, i'm perhaps less prepared to work now at hour 105+ than i was last month.