Updated leave policy to include bereavement

employee-benefits/README.md

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 Welcoming a new child is an amazing time for a family and we want to support employees during this time to take the time to bond with their new child (by birth or adoption, or placement in foster care if the child is under the age of 18, or incapable of self-care because of a physical or mental disability) and acclimate to the new life ahead. Our policy is that expectant parents can take twelve weeks of leave fully paid after 9 months of employment. If an employee has been at the company for less than 9 months or if for any reason the expectant parent needs additional leave, we will review requests on a case-by-case basis. All Parental Leave described in this Policy shall be available for a 12-month period following the birth or adoption of a child.
 
+## Bereavement Leave
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+CivicActions is committed to supporting team members during difficult times of personal loss. Eligible team members are entitled to up to 14 days of paid bereavement leave per occurrence. Bereavement leave can be used for the death of an immediate family member, defined as a spouse or domestic partner, child, stepchild, parent, stepparent, sibling, grandparent, or grandchild. Additionally, team members may use up to 7 days of paid bereavement leave for the death of a close friend or significant other as determined by the PeopleOps department. For more details, view our [Bereavement Policy](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qhWwqjestb0BBliwITOHUhGyPqt0T1J9NRAverkpJek/edit?usp=sharing). 
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 ## Medical insurance
 
 All full-time regular employees and part-time hourly employees who work at least thirty hours a week are entitled to benefits under CivicActions' medical, dental, vision, life insurance plans. CivicActions pays 100% of the premiums, unless you opt for benefit that is more expensive than the company-covered plans. Then you pay the difference. See your TriNet PassPort account for managing these benefits.