Employee Benefits
Benefits for Active Employees
Holidays
Holiday Schedule & General Information
(updated 09/24/04)

• 2005 Holiday Schedule

  New Year's Day	Friday, December 31, 2004
  Martin Luther King Day	Monday, January 17, 2005
  Memorial Day	Monday, May 30, 2005
  Independence Day	Monday, July 4, 2005
  Labor Day	Monday, September 5, 2005
  Veteran's Day	Friday, November 11, 2005
  Thanksgiving Day	Thursday, November 24, 2005 Friday, November 25, 2005
  Christmas	Monday, December 26, 2005
  Discretionary Day*

  *Discretionary Day must be used during pay periods beginning January 2, 2005 through December 31, 2005. Employees who work a Monday through Friday schedule should plan to use their Discretionary Holiday by December 30.

  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.