HR Memorandum:
Faculty-Staff Eligibility for State Holidays

TO:                 Faculty and Staff

FROM:            James Mancuso, Assistant VP for Human Resources

DATE:             July 14, 2011

SUBJECT:      FACULTY-STAFF ELIGIBILITY FOR STATE
                       HOLIDAYS

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We have depicted, by chart, the State faculty-staff eligibility for official State holidays for the period July 5, 2011 through July 4, 2012 http://hr.albany.edu/content/hol2010.asp.  Please note that consistent with past practice, after consultation with UUP, the President has designated Election Day and Lincoln's Birthday as floating holidays for calendar and college year staff in the Professional Services Negotiating Unit. Election Day will now be observed on the day after Thanksgiving (November 25, 2011) and Lincoln's Birthday will be observed on a date of the employee's choosing, after February 12, 2012, subject to supervisory approval.

This year, the Governor's Office of Employee Relations has declared Election Day as a floating holiday for classified service employees represented by PEF and CSEA, in addition to Lincoln's Birthday. Accordingly, all offices will be open on Tuesday, November 8, and employees in those units will be granted a compensatory day off. Employees may observe these holidays on dates of their choosing, after the holiday has occurred, subject to supervisory approval.

Since classes will not be in session on Friday, November 25, a "liberal leave" policy will be in effect on that date for classified service staff. Employees who so desire may take leave charged to appropriate accruals. For any employee who does not choose to take this day off, arrangements must be made for them to work. These provisions do not apply to employees who are needed for the performance of essential services; they are expected to work. UUP-represented employees who must work on this day should be granted a compensatory day in lieu of the holiday.

If you have questions regarding the chart, please feel free to call 74700.