MONTH | DATE | DAY OF WEEK | LEGAL HOLIDAY |
JANUARY | 1 | Wednesday | New Year’s Day |
20 | Monday | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | |
FEBRUARY | 12 | Wednesday | Lincoln’s Birthday (a)(c) |
| 17 | Monday | Washington's Birthday (Observed) |
MAY | 26 | Monday | Memorial Day |
JUNE | 19 | Thursday | Juneteenth |
JULY | 4 | Friday | Independence Day |
SEPTEMBER | 1 | Monday | Labor Day |
OCTOBER | 13 | Monday | Columbus Day |
NOVEMBER | 4 | Tuesday | Election Day (b) |
| 11 | Tuesday | Veterans’ Day |
| 27 | Thursday | Thanksgiving Day |
DECEMBER | 25 | Thursday | Christmas Day |
(a) The State has designated Lincoln's Birthday as a floating holiday in 2025 for State employees in certain bargaining units (CSEA and PEF only).
(b) Election Day is designated as a floating holiday for CSEA and PEF only.
(c) The day after Thanksgiving has been contractually designated as a float holiday by the University President for UUP only, in lieu of Lincoln's Birthday.
PART-TIME CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES' ASSOCIATION (CSEA) & PUBLIC EMPLOYEES FEDERATION (PEF) EMPLOYEES
- Who are eligible to observe holidays and float holidays are entitled to observe only those holidays that fall on days when they are regularly scheduled to work or required to work.
- Float Holidays are accrued in time and are not “paid holidays.”
- The period of time to change holiday designation from pay to time for holidays is April 1st through May 15th.
UNITED UNIVERSITY PROFESSIONS EMPLOYEES (UUP)
- Election Day is a fixed holiday.
- Lincoln's Birthday is not an observed holiday.
- The day after Thanksgiving is observed as a Float Holiday.
- Money in lieu of the holiday time applies to all but the day after Thanksgiving, which is a float holiday.
- The period of time to change holiday designation from pay to time for holidays is April 1st to May 15th.
IF FURTHER INFORMATION IS REQUIRED, PLEASE CONTACT:
FOR HOSPITAL, LONG ISLAND'S VETS HOME, & TECH PARK EMPLOYEES: HOSPITAL TIMEKEEPING AT 631-444-4370