2109 - Holidays for Excluded Employees

Category

Leave

Audience List

  • Employee Relations Officers
  • Personnel Officers
  • Personnel Transactions Staff

Synopsis

This policy

  • Identifies holidays for excluded employees.

Introduction

This policy identifies holidays for excluded employees.  Holiday provisions for employees covered by bargaining agreements may be found in the appropriate Memoranda of Understandings for each bargaining unit.

Statement

The following chart shows the 2024 holiday schedule for excluded employees.

2024 Holiday Schedule – Excluded Employees

 
DayHoliday
Monday, January 1New Year’s Day
Monday, January 15Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Monday, February 19Presidents’ Day
Monday, April 1Cesar Chavez Day (Observed)**
Monday, May 27Memorial Day
Thursday, July 4Independence Day
Monday, September 2Labor Day
Monday, November 11Veterans Day
Thursday, November 28Thanksgiving Day
Friday, November 29Day after Thanksgiving
Wednesday, December 25Christmas Day

*When a holiday falls on a Saturday, employees shall receive holiday credit.

 **When a holiday falls on a Sunday, the holiday is observed on the following Monday. When November 11 falls upon a Saturday, the preceding Friday is observed. In addition to the holidays listed, excluded employees receive one personal holiday per fiscal year.

To be eligible for a personal holiday (PH), an employee must be: (a) appointed to a class that requires a probationary period; (b) appointed to an exempt position where leave credits are earned; or (c) appointed to a Career Executive Assignment (CEA) position for more than six months.  Once eligible employees complete six months of their initial probationary period, they are credited with a personal holiday for the current fiscal year.  Thereafter, the personal holiday is credited on July 1 of each year.

In addition to the above state paid holiday, effective January 1, 2024, Senate Bill 461 implements Government Code section 19853.2, which allows excluded employees who earn a PH to convert it to Holiday Credit to observe any holiday or ceremony of the employee's religion, culture, or heritage. PH usage is subject to departmental approval under Government Code section 19854.

Application

Not Applicable.

Authorities

Resources

PML

Web Pages

Authorized By

Melissa Russell
Chief, Personnel Management Division

Contact Person

Personnel Services Branch
Personnel Program Consultant , Personnel Services Branch
Phone: 916-909-3702
Fax: 916-327-1886
Email: psb@calhr.ca.gov

Superseded Policies

Not Applicable.

History

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Table of Contents

1000 - Equal Employment Opportunity

1100 - Selection

1200 - Appointments

1300 - Exempt Employees

1400 - Benefits and Insurance

1500 - Work Schedules

1600 - Third Party Pre-Tax Parking

1700 - Compensation

1800 - Savings Plus

1900 - Bona Fide Associations

2000 - Collective Bargaining

2100 - Leave

2200 - Travel/Relocation

2300 - State Owned Housing

2400 - Employee Recognition

2600 - Layoffs

2700 - Retirement

2800 - Training

2900 - Workforce Planning

3000 - Examination and Hiring

3100 - Drug-Free Workplace

3200 - Medical Screening

3300 - Apprenticeships

3400 - Temporary Assignment

3500 - Classification Plan