Holidays
2018 Holiday Schedule
January 1 New Year’s Day
January 15 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
February 12 Lincoln’s Birthday (a)
February 19 Washington’s Birthday (Observed)
May 28 Memorial Day
July 4 Independence Day
September 3 Labor Day
October 08 Columbus Day
November 6 Election Day (a)
November 11 Veterans’ Day (b)
November 12 Veterans’ Day (observed)
November 22 Thanksgiving Day
December 25 Christmas Day (Sunday)
(a) The State has designated Lincoln’s Birthday and Election Day as a floating holiday in 2018 for State employees in certain bargaining units.
(b) Under the Attendance Rules when a holiday falls on a Sunday it is observed on the following Monday.
2019 Holiday Schedule
January 1 New Year’s Day
January 21 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
February 12 Lincoln’s Birthday (a)
February 18 Washington’s Birthday (Observed)
May 27 Memorial Day
July 4 Independence Day
September 2 Labor Day
October 14 Columbus Day
November 5 Election Day
November 11 Veterans’ Day
November 28 Thanksgiving Day
December 25 Christmas Day
(a) The State has designated Lincoln’s Birthday as a floating holiday in 2019 for State employees in certain bargaining units.