HOLIDAY SCHEDULE
For State Employees
September 2023- September 2024
| Holiday | Day of the Week | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Labor Day | Monday | September 4, 2023 |
| Columbus Day** | Monday | October 9, 2023 |
| Election Day** | Tuesday | November 7, 2023 |
| Veterans Day*** | Saturday | November 11, 2023 |
| Thanksgiving Day | Thursday | November 23, 2023 |
| Christmas Day | Monday | December 25, 2023 |
| New Year's Day | Monday | January 1, 2024 |
| Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | Monday | January 15, 2024 |
| Lincoln's Birthday** | Monday | February 12, 2024 |
| President's Day** | Monday | February 19, 2024 |
| Memorial Day | Monday | May 27, 2024 |
| Juneteenth | Wednesday | June 19, 2024 |
| Independence Day | Thursday | July 4, 2024 |
| Labor Day | Monday | September 2, 2024 |
For RF Employees
September 2023- September 2024
| Holiday | Day of the Week | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Labor Day | Monday | September 4, 2023 |
| Columbus Day** | Monday | October 9, 2023 |
| Election Day** | Tuesday | November 7, 2023 |
| Veterans Day*** | Saturday | November 11, 2023 |
| Thanksgiving Day | Thursday | November 23, 2023 |
| Christmas Day | Monday | December 25, 2023 |
| New Year's Day | Monday | January 1, 2024 |
| Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | Monday | January 15, 2024 |
| Lincoln's Birthday** | Monday | February 12, 2024 |
| President's Day** | Monday | February 19, 2024 |
| Memorial Day | Monday | May 27, 2024 |
| Juneteenth | Wednesday | June 19, 2024 |
| Independence Day | Thursday | July 4, 2024 |
| Labor Day | Monday | September 2, 2024 |
*Under NYS Attendance Rules, when a holiday falls on a Sunday it is observed on the following Monday
** OFFICES WILL REMAIN OPEN on Columbus Day, Election Day, Veterans Day, Lincoln's Birthday and President's Day. Please visit Academic Calendars to determine if classes are also in session.
STATE EMPLOYEES
CSEA,PEF & M/C Employees
FULL-TIME
→Full-Time employees who are eligible to observe holidays and work on Election Day and/or Lincoln's Birthday will be credited with a floating holiday.
→Full-Time employees, for whom Election Day and/or Lincoln's Birthday are pass days, will be credited with a floating holiday.
PART-TIME
→Eligible Part-Time employees will be credited with a floating holiday if they are regularly scheduled to work, or are directed to work on Election Day and/or Lincoln's Birthday.
→Part-Time CSEA & PEF employees, who are eligible to observe holidays, are entitled to observe only those holidays that fall on days when they are regularly scheduled to work or required to work.
UUP Employees
The day after Thanksgiving is observed as a holiday.
Lincoln's Birthday is not an observed holiday.
PBANYS & NYSCOPBA Employees
Security Services and Security Supervisors observe all holidays as listed (no floating holidays).
Graduate Student Employee Union (GSEU)
Observe holidays listed when classes are not in session.
RF EMPLOYEES
Research Foundation
FULL-TIME
→Full-Time employees will earn holiday leave for all observed holidays that are worked.
→The maximum holiday leave earned will be 7.5 hours for a 37.5 hour workweek or 8 hours for a 40-hour workweek.
PART-TIME
→Part-Time employees who work 50% effort or more are entitled to observe only those holidays that fall on days when they are regularly scheduled to work.
→When a holiday falls on a scheduled work day the part time employee earns whatever hours they normally work for that particular day, not to exceed 7.50 or 8.00 hours.
→When a holiday falls on a Saturday the part time employee earns the value of double their sick accrual rate. (Example: normally earns 2.00 hours sick time will earn 4.00 hours in holiday time.)
→Part time employees who observe a holiday will receive pay for their scheduled hours.
→All part time employees MUST have a work schedule on file with RF Payroll (rf_payroll@stonybrook.edu).
All RF Employees:
→Supervisory approval is required before holiday time can be taken.
→The Research Foundation encourages employees to use time off within a reasonable period.
→ At separation, all unused holiday time will be forfeited.
STATE EMPLOYEES***
Veteran’s Day
FULL-TIME
Full-time employees eligible to observe holidays, and for whom Saturday is a regular day off, will be credited with a compensatory holiday in Solar or holiday earned should be noted on your timesheet to be used at another time, subject to supervisory approval.
PART-TIME
Part-time employees eligible to observe holidays are entitled to observe only those holidays that fall on days when they are regularly scheduled to work or required to work. Eligible employees will be credited with a compensatory holiday in Solar or holiday earned should be noted on your timesheet to be used at another time, subject to supervisory approval.
RF EMPLOYEES***
Veteran’s Day
FULL-TIME
Full-time employees eligible to observe holidays, and for whom Saturday is a regular day off, will be credited with a compensatory holiday in Solar or holiday earned should be noted on your timesheet to be used at another time, subject to supervisory approval.
PART-TIME
Part-time employees eligible to earn holiday will earn the value of double their sick accrual rate (example : normally earns 2.0 hours sick time will earn 4.00 hours of holiday time)
THANKSGIVING:
Departments on West Campus, Schools of Health Sciences and Stony Brook Southampton may choose to close on the day after Thanksgiving, which is a holiday for UUP represented employees only. Therefore, all other employees must charge the appropriate accrual.
END OF YEAR HOLIDAYS:
Except for the official closings on Dec 25 and Jan 1, departments on West Campus, Schools of Health Sciences and Stony Brook Southampton must continue with at least a skeleton crew/reduced staffing during the end of year holiday period between Dec 26 and Dec 29.
CHARGING ACCRUALS DURING HOLIDAY WEEKS
- Please note that employees taking time off must secure approval from their supervisor and charge all absences except the official holidays.
- Employees should check with their supervisor for their department's holiday schedule.
HOLIDAY REASSIGNMENTS
Departments are encouraged to make appropriate arrangements for employees who do not wish to use their vacation or personal time on days other than official holidays, when offices may choose to close. Supervisors may contact HRS Recruiting & Employment Services at hrs_recruiting@stonybrook.edu for guidance.
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