Employee attends funeral of husband's grandma who she knew for 35 years, manager claims she doesn't count for bereavement leave: 'She encouraged me to go to the funeral'

When an employee suffered the bereavement of her husband's grandmother, the CEO of the nonprofit she worked for encouraged her to take time off to attend the funeral, which was out of state. She had known the grandma for over thirty years, having met her husband at 18.

She took two days to pay her respects, but when she got back to work, it seemed like circumstances had changed. She was told that her husband's grandmother didn't count for bereavement leave, and the days would have to be taken from her PTO. Despite her reminder that they had previously had an agreement, she wasn't willing to let it go.