Expanded Definition of Family
Public Employees, Local one, and the Unified School District of Berkeley: Local One of the Public Employees Union bargained with the Berkeley, California School District to define immediate family as: the mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, of the employee or of the spouse of the employee, and the spouse, domestic partner, son and daughter of the domestic partner, son, son-in-law, daughter, daughter-in-law, brother or sister of the employee, or any relative living in the immediate household of the employee
California Faculty Association and California State University: The definition of "immediate family" for purposes of bereavement leave was expanded to include all persons residing in the household (except domestic employees or roomers). The definition of "close relative" for purposes of bereavement leave was expanded to include step-children and step-parents.
Service Employees International Union Local 616 and Alameda County, California: SEIU Local 616 negotiated health and dental benefits for dependents and domestic partners. All categories that include families now include domestic partners such as sick time, family leave and bereavement leave.
