Leave for family obligations and emergencies

If required, you can take up to three days of paid leave per calendar year for family obligations and other emergencies, including:

• Providing short-term care to a close family member who is ill
• Attending a medical or dental appointment or a meeting with school officials for a family member
• Inability to secure daycare for a child in your care
• Attending court with a minor child in your careor
• Dealing with damage to your residence as a result of a fire, flood, a natural disaster or a break-in.

You must make every effort to keep absences for family obligations to a minimum.