Contractual Employees
All eligible contractual employees except faculty and those excluded due to their “essential employee” status will follow this schedule. Eligible full-time contractual employees will receive eight (8) paid holidays, six (6) annual leave days, and three (3) personal/sick leave days. Eligible part-time employees earn leave at half the rate of full-time employees.
| HOLIDAY | DATE | OBSERVANCE DAY |
|---|---|---|
| New Year’s Day | January 1, 2009 | January 1, 2009 |
| Martin L. King, Jr.’s Birthday | January 15, 2009 | January 19, 2009 |
| Independence Day | July 4, 2009 | July 3, 2009 |
| Labor Day | September 7, 2009 | September 7, 2009 |
| Columbus Day | October 12, 2009 | December 28, 2009 |
| Thanksgiving Day | November 26, 2009 | November 26, 2009 |
| Day after Thanksgiving | November 27, 2009 | December 22, 2009 |
| Furlough Day | November 27, 2009 | November 27, 2009 |
| Furlough Day | December 23, 2009 | December 23, 2009 |
| Christmas Day | December 25, 2009 | December 25, 2009 |
| Furlough Day | December 30, 2009 | December 30, 2009 |
Winter Recess begins at the close of business on Friday, December 18, 2009. Employees will return to work on Monday, January 4, 2010.
2010 Holiday Schedule
All eligible contractual employees except faculty and those excluded due to their “essential employee” status will follow this schedule. Eligible full-time contractual employees will receive eight (8) paid holidays, six (6) annual leave days, and three (3) personal/sick leave days. Eligible part-time employees earn leave at half the rate of full-time employees.
| HOLIDAY | DATE | OBSERVANCE DAY |
|---|---|---|
| New Year’s Day | January 1, 2010 | January 1, 2010 |
| Martin L. King, Jr.’s Birthday | January 15, 2010 | January 18, 2010 |
| Independence Day | July 4, 2010 | July 5, 2010 |
| Labor Day | September 6, 2010 | September 6, 2010 |
| Columbus Day | October 11, 2010 | December 27, 2010 |
| Thanksgiving Day | November 25, 2010 | November 25, 2010 |
| American Indian Heritage Day | November 26, 2010 | November 26, 2010 |
| Christmas Day | December 25, 2010 | December 24, 2010 |
Note: When a University Holiday occurs on a Saturday or Sunday, the holiday is observed on the Friday before or the Monday after the actual holiday, respectively.
* The New Year’s holiday for 2011 will be observed in the 2010 calendar year because the holiday occurs on a Saturday.
MSU employees will begin the winter recess on Tuesday, December 21, 2010 and return to work on Monday January 3, 2011. Employees must be in a paid employment status on the calendar date of the holiday, regardless of the date observed, to be eligible for full holiday pay.
