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Holidays

2023 Holiday Schedule

January 1                          New Year’s Day (a)

January 2                          New Year’s Day (Observed)

January 16                       Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

February 12                    Lincoln’s Birthday (b)

February 13                    Lincoln’s Birthday (Observed)

February 20                    Washington’s Birthday (Observed)

May 29                               Memorial Day

June 19                              Juneteenth

July 4                                   Independence Day

September 4                  Labor Day

October 9                         Columbus Day

November 7                    Election Day

November 11                 Veterans’ Day (c)

November 23                 Thanksgiving Day

December 25                  Christmas Day

(a) Under the Attendance Rules when a holiday falls on a Sunday it is observed on the following Monday.

(b) The State has designated Lincoln’s Birthday as a floating holiday in 2023 for State employees in certain bargaining units.*

(c) The State has not designated an alternate day of observance for Veterans’ Day in 2023. It is a pass day holiday.**

*See Advisory Memoranda 2022-03 for further information regarding Floating Holidays for Contract Year 2022-2023.

**All eligible full time employees with Attendance Rules coverage are entitled to 13 holidays a year.

2024 Holiday Schedule

January 1                           New Year’s Day

January 15                        Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 

February 12                     Lincoln’s Birthday 

February 19                    Washington’s Birthday (Observed) 

May 27                               Memorial Day 

June 19                               Juneteenth

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

Note: Accrued holidays not used one (1) year after the date it is earned will expire.

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