The State of Wisconsin grants nine days of paid legal holidays per calendar year. The provisions are covered in the State Statutes Chapter 230.35, in each union contract and in the State of Wisconsin Compensation Plan.
| Legal Holidays | ||
|---|---|---|
Holiday |
When Observed |
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January 1 (New Year’s) |
Monday, January 1 |
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Third Monday in January (Martin Luther King, Jr) |
Monday, January 15 |
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Last Monday in May (Memorial) |
Monday, May 28 |
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July 4 (Independence) |
Wednesday, July 4 |
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First Monday in September (Labor) |
Monday, September 3 |
|
Fourth Thursday in November (Thanksgiving) |
Thursday, November 22 |
|
December 24 (Christmas Eve) |
Monday, December 24 |
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December 25 (Christmas) |
Tuesday, December 25 |
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December 31 (New Year’s Eve) |
Monday, December 31 |
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If the legal holidays of January 1, July 4, or December 25 fall on a Sunday, University offices are closed on the following day (Monday) and the holiday is observed on that Monday.
If any of the other legal holidays fall on a regularly scheduled day off (such as Saturday or Sunday) employees are granted floating holiday time.
Granting of Floating Holiday Time
Floating Holiday time is allocated to the employee during the pay period in which the holiday falls and will appear on the next leave or earnings statement.
Using the Floating Holiday Time
Floating holiday time can be used any time in the calendar year in which earned. If used before the holiday occurs, the balance will appear as a negative number on the earnings statement and in the leave accounting system.
Classified employees cannot use the January 1 floating holiday time until the year it earned. Unclassified employees can use the January 1 holiday time before it occurs.
Legal and floating holiday hours should be used in the calendar year in which they are granted. There are no provisions that allow classified employees to carryover floating holiday time into the next calendar year. Thus, individuals should use their floating holiday time before using vacation time.
File last updated: May 25, 2007
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