Employee Benefits
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Holidays
2006 Holiday Schedule & General Information
(updated 07/27/05)

• 2006 Holiday Schedule

  New Year's Day	Monday, January 2, 2006
  Martin Luther King Day	Monday, January 16, 2006
  Memorial Day	Monday, May 29, 2006
  Independence Day	Tuesday, July 4, 2006
  Labor Day	Monday, September 4, 2006
  Veteran's Day	Friday, November 10, 2006
  Thanksgiving Day	Thursday, November 23, 2006 Friday, November 24, 2006
  Christmas	Monday, December 25, 2006
  Discretionary Day*

  *Discretionary Day must be used during pay periods beginning January 1, 2006 through December 16, 2006. Employees who work a Monday through Friday schedule should plan to use their Discretionary Holiday by December 15, 2006.

  General Information
  Except for Veteran's Day, all University offices will be closed on designated holidays. Classified and unclassified employees will be compensated for the holiday as noted below.

  When one of the holidays falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday shall be the officially observed holiday. When one of these legal holidays falls on a Sunday, the following Monday shall be the officially observed holiday.

  The governor may designate additional days on which state offices are to be closed in observance of a holiday or a holiday season. Any such day will be treated as a legal holiday. The governor may also designate a discretionary holiday which an eligible employee may use for observing a holiday or other special day.

  9 month faculty and temporary classified employees are not eligible for the discretionary day.

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