Allows eligible employees to take family leave to deal with the the death of a family member. Allows a period of leave to two weeks. Requires that leave be counted toward total period of authorized family leave under the FMLA. 

In the United States there is a standard in most employment contracts of three days"mourning leave" allowed for the loss of a family member. This is just not enough time to recover from the shock, let alone getting your household in order so you can return to work .If you lose a spouse and have children you are suddenly a single parent. Trying to manage childcare, meals, and all the household chores. When this happened to me I realized there needed to be a change. 

I contacted my Oregon State Legislature to sponsor a bill amending the OFLA (Oregon Family Leave Act). This bill will allow an immediate two weeks in the event of the death of an immediate family member.