(1) If an employee's family member or household member dies, or for loss of pregnancy, the employee is entitled to five days of paid bereavement leave. An employee may request less than five days of paid bereavement leave.

(2) In accordance with the employer's leave policy, the employer may require verification of the paid bereavement leave reasons provided in subsection (1) of this section.

(3) In addition to paid bereavement leave, the employer may approve an employee's request to use paid leave (accrued compensatory time, accrued holiday credit, sick leave, vacation leave, and/or a personal holiday) or to take leave without pay for purposes of bereavement, including loss of pregnancy.

(4) For the purpose of this section, loss of pregnancy, a qualifying pregnancy is defined as the pregnancy of the employee, including as a surrogate, or employee parent-to-be, including through surrogacy or adoption, where the employee would have been the parent.