Employee Benefits
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Holidays
2008 Holiday Schedule & General Information
(updated 06/26/2007 )

• 2008 Holiday Schedule

  New Year's Day	Tuesday, January 1, 2008
  Martin Luther King Day	Monday, January 21, 2008
  Memorial Day	Monday, May 26, 2008
  Independence Day	Friday, July 4, 2008
  Labor Day	Monday, September 1, 2008
  Veteran's Day	Tuesday, November 11, 2008
  Thanksgiving Day	Thursday, November 27, 2008 Friday, November 28, 2008
  Christmas	Thursday, December 25, 2008
  Discretionary Day*

  * The discretionary day is for observance of a holiday or other special day during calendar year 2008. It must be used during pay periods beginning December 30, 2007 through December 27, 2008. Employees who work a Monday through Friday schedule should plan to use their 2008 discretionary holiday by December 26, 2008.

  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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  Click here for more information on reporting time worked and leave taken.