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Article 12 - Holidays

Section A: Administrative Holidays

  1. The University observes the following days as administrative holidays:

    New Year's Day

    Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
    (third monday in january)

    president's day
    (Third Monday in February)

    Last Monday in May

    Fourth of July

    Labor Day

    Floating Holiday
    (in lieu of Spring Administrative Holiday)

    		 Thanksgiving Day

    Friday following Thanksgiving Day

    Christmas Day

    December 26, 1997

    January 2, 1998

    One additional holiday in con- junction with Christmas Day and one additional holiday in conjunction with New Year's Day will be designated in 1998-1999 and 1999-2000.

  2. The Floating Holiday will be selected by the employee and approved by management. The Floating Holiday must be taken within each calendar year in one eight-hour block of time.

  3. When a holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday is observed. When a holiday falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday is observed unless an alternative day is designated by the University.

Section B: Holiday Pay

  1. An employee required to work on an administrative holiday listed above shall be paid regular pay at the straight-time rate for the hours actually worked. In addition, at the option of the University, the employee shall receive either eight (8) hours compensatory time off or eight (8) hours of holiday pay at the regular straight-time rate.

  2. An employee whose regular day off falls on a holiday listed above shall receive either eight (8) hours of holiday pay at the regular straight-time rate or another day off at the option of the University.

Section C: Special or Religious Holidays

  1. By charging time off to accrued vacation or leave without pay, an employee may observe a special or religious holiday if the University determines that work schedules permit.

Section D: Eligibility for Holiday Pay

  1. An employee on pay status for at least one-half (1/2) of the working hours of a month is eligible for holiday pay.

  2. To be eligible for holiday pay, an employee must have been on pay status on the employee's last scheduled work day before the holiday and first scheduled work day after the holiday. No employee shall receive holiday pay for any holiday which is immediately preceded by or followed by an unauthorized absence or a disciplinary suspension.