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Holidays
This page last reviewed January 2, 2013
State paid holidays for 2013 are as follows:
Holiday |
Date Observed |
|---|---|
| New Year's Day | January 1, 2013 |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day | January 21, 2013 |
| Presidents Day | February 18, 2013 |
| Cesar Chavez Day (observed)** | April 1, 2013 |
| Memorial Day | May 27, 2013 |
| Independence Day | July 4, 2013 |
| Labor Day | September 2, 2013 |
| Veteran's Day | November 11, 2013 |
| Thanksgiving Day | November 28, 2013 |
| Day After Thanksgiving | November 29, 2013 |
| Christmas Day | December 25, 2013 |
*When a holiday falls on a Saturday, employees receive
holiday credit equivalent to their time base
up to a maximum of eight hours. The amount
of holiday credit accrued is based on the employee's
time base as of the pay period in which the
Holiday occurs. Holiday credit does not have
a requirement that it be used in the same fiscal
year, and currently there is no limitation
on the number of hoiday credits that can be
accrueed and carried over from year to year. Holiday
credit can be used incrementally.
**When a holiday falls on Sunday, the holiday is observed on the following Monday.
Less than full-time employees shall receive holidays in
accordance with existing Department of Personnel Administration rules.
Personal Holiday
In addition to the State paid holidays listed above, most employees, upon completion of six months of their initial probationary period, are eligible for one Personal Holiday per fiscal year. To be eligible for a Personal Holiday, an employee must either 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) 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.
Employees designated "E" are ineligible to receive a personal holiday (e.g., Seasonal Clerk).
Holiday Compensation
Employees required to work on a holiday shall be entitled to pay or compensating time off for such work in accordance with collective bargaining agreement (CBA) provisions and Government Code Section 19853(c) which provides that an employee required to work on a holiday shall be entitled to pay or compensating time off for such work in accordance with their classification's assigned work week group.
