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Designated Holidays

See the annual list of paid holidays available to eligible employees who hold a full-time or part-time position that accrues vacation time.

Holidays

Holiday 2023 2024
New Year's Day Monday - January 2, 2023 Monday - January 1, 2024
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday - January 16, 2023 Monday - January 15, 2024
Memorial Day Monday - May 29, 2023 Monday - May 27, 2024
Juneteenth n/a Wednesday - June 19, 2024
Independence Day Tuesday - July 4, 2023 Thursday - July 4, 2024
Labor Day Monday - September 4, 2023 Monday - September 2, 2024
Veterans Day Friday - November 10, 2023 Monday - November 11, 2024
Thanksgiving Thursday - November 23, 2023
Friday - November 24, 2023
Thursday - November 28, 2024
Friday - November 29, 2024
Christmas Monday - December 25, 2023 Wednesday - December 25, 2024
Discretionary Day After six months of employment, may be used starting 12/25/2022 through 12/23/2023 After six months of employment, may be used starting 12/24/2023 through 12/21/2024

Eligibility

You are eligible for paid holidays if you hold a full-time or part-time position that accrues vacation. Students and temporaries are not eligible.

Working on a holiday

If you work on a holiday and are exempt you earn comp time equal to the number of the hours you worked. If you are non-exempt, you either earn comp time equal to 1.5 times the number of hours you worked or you may be paid at 1.5 times your normal rate for each hour worked. The decision whether to award comp time or the holiday pay is generally determined by each department. Your manager can advise you.

Note: If you are a USS classified employee covered by the Fraternal Order of Police Memorandum of Agreement, there are separate rules that apply to working during Holiday hours. Your manager can advise you.

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