Description: Paid Holidays
Area: Human Resources
Adopted:
Revisions Approved:
| Holiday | Date Observed |
|---|---|
| New Year's Day | January 1st |
| Dr. Martin Luther King Day | 3rd Monday in January |
| President's Day | 3rd Monday in February |
| Good Friday | Varies |
| Memorial Day | Last Monday in May |
| Independence Day | July 4th |
| Labor Day | 1st Monday in September |
| Columbus Day | 2nd Monday in October |
| Veteran's Day | 4th Monday in October |
| General Election Day | 1st Tuesday in November |
| Thanksgiving Day | 4th Thursday in November |
| Day After Thanksgiving | 4th Friday in November |
| Christmas Day | December 25th |
If a holiday falls on Saturday, it will be observed on Friday. If a holiday falls on Sunday, it will be observed on the following Monday.
If a holiday occurs during the vacation or sick leave of an employee, it will not be charged as a day of vacation or sick leave.
Regular part-time employees regularly scheduled for more than 26 hours per week will receive holiday pay, provided the holiday falls on a scheduled work day.
It has been a practice that the College closes between Christmas and New Year's Day. In order to provide pay status for employees during this period, observance of the following holidays is postponed and utilized during this period: President's Day, Columbus Day, Election Day, and Veteran's Day. Newly hired employees who have not earned these holidays will be placed in no-pay status during the period of school closing.
An employee must be in pay status on the day before and the day after a holiday in order to be eligible for holiday pay.