Bereavement Leave

Engineers and trainmen who suffers the loss of a listed family member may take up to three (3) calendar days of paid leave using layoff code DIF. DIF must be taken within 30 days of the date of passing unless arrangements are made with local management. Bereavement leave does not need to be taken consecutively. Payment will consist of up to three (3) basic days at the rate of the last service performed. Employees must submit required documentation to Timekeeping for payment by email to FINDLTYEBereavementPay@BNSF.com or fax to 785-676-5186. The 3 DIF layoffs will not be considered as unavailable time under the attendance guidelines. Employees who lay off DIF, but do not send the supporting documentation to Comp Systems by the 10th of the following month will have the layoffs converted to LOP and points deducted for each day. The preferred supporting document is an obituary that lists the member and relationship to the deceased. 

Qualifying family members are: Brother, Sister, Parent, Child, Grandchild, Spouse, Spouse’s Parents, Half Brother, Half Sister, Step Brother, Step Sister, Step Parent, Step Child and Legally Adopted Child. 

Information on how to submit this claim can be found in our division’s claim book under bereavement leave. Click Here to view/download the claim book.