The components of the policy include the following;
• A definition of immediate family including an employee's spouse, parent, children, siblings, grandparents, and grandchild. In deference to blended families employers increasingly add stepparent, step children, father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, or domestic partners.
• The number of days that will be paid; three days is a standard minimum.
• Any documentation that must be submitted to obtain payment for the leave, such as an obituary,