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US Family Leave Guide

Bereavement Leave Calculator

Select your state and relationship to the deceased to see your legal entitlement, if any.

Bereavement Leave Calculator

This tool reflects state-mandated bereavement leave laws only. It does not account for your specific employer's policy, which may offer more (or less) than the state minimum. Read the full bereavement leave guide →

Frequently Asked Questions

It reflects the state-mandated bereavement leave laws in leave-data.json, current as of the last-updated date on this page. It cannot account for your specific employer's policy, which may offer more time than the state minimum (or, outside the states with a law, may offer none at all).

Most states have none. In that case, any bereavement leave you receive is entirely a matter of employer policy — typically 3 to 5 days for immediate family and 1 to 2 days for extended family, based on common industry practice, not a legal requirement.

Yes, as 'extended family' — but coverage for these relationships is one of the most inconsistent areas of both state law and employer policy, so always confirm the exact covered-relationship list for your specific state law or employer handbook.

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