my friend husband died. she took off 2 weeks from her job. she wants to know if they were supposed to pay her?

It all depends on the Company's time off policies. They are only obligated to pay her in accordance with those policies.

No the company is not required to pay her for the time she took of after her husbands death. In the case of her brother they probably showed it as his normal payed vacation instead of just a leave of absence from work for a family emergency. This would have been nice of them to do but not required. All that anyone is entitled to when a family member dies is the time off to take care the arrangements and/or attend the funeral, in the case of a spouse most companies will allow for some extra time, but remember they are not required to.

Hope this helps.

All companies are different in their bereavement policies. Generally the company you work for owes you nothing if a relative dies. Not to sound cruel but most companies don't care. So unless she has vacation days she probably will not get paid for it. She really should have checked before taking that long off. You can't just assume it is covered.

What does her company policy say about bereavement?

does she work for the same company as her brother? Did her brother use his vacation time?

it really depends on the company and what their policy is for this type of situation.

Most companies will give you time off for the death of a spouse, a child or other immediate family member but they don't usually pay you for it. or if they do then they will pay you for 2 or 3 days.

It depends on the company's policy. she wasnt very wise thinking just because her brother got it she would when they are separate companies. Each company negotiates with its staff and creates policy, or doesnt negotiate and just creates policy. Usually for a parent its a week with pay, anything after that is unpaid leave. Your friend was probably not even thinking straight as losing a parent is hard. she needs to find out what the company policy is. some companies have none, you have to use up your own holiday time.

Tell her to look at her employee handbook. Every company is different.

But I don't think that very many at all pay for a two week long bereavement leave. Her brother just has a really, really good job, or had somehow banked up the time, used vacation pay, or something like that.

If her company has bereavement leave then they were supposed to pay her for how ever many days they compensate for. Some company's do different amounts of time based on the relationship to the person who passed away. Also she may qualify for FMLA. She needs to getin contact with her HR department and see what the company's policy is.

What state do you live in? I really can't answer your question without knowing what laws are in effect where you live...

Bereavement days change from company to company and state to state.

Usually, no company is obligated to pay ANY bereavement, yet, most have a policy stating they will.

Have her talk to her HR dept to understand more clearly what her company's policy is regarding this.

She needs to refer to her company handbook. The company I work for, and other places that I have worked for, usually allow three days for funeral leave.

When my mom died, I had to travel out of state. My brother in law, who is also my boss, allowed me the extra time to get things done.

Refer to the handbook.

It would be in the contract agreement with her job. My job pays me 3 days. It is a perk not a requirement.