MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
OFFICE OF HUMAN RESOURCES (OHR)

Holiday Schedule
2008

Regular Employees

All non-academic personnel, except employees of the Heating Plant and Police Department will follow this schedule. Certain administrative departments may be required to remain operational during the holiday season. An employee who is required to work on a scheduled holiday (OBSERVANCE DAY) will be granted compensatory time to be used within one year from the date the work is performed. Cash payment for holidays in not authorized.

Heating Plant and Police Department employees will be granted twelve (12) holidays and three (3) University holidays for this calendar year.

University holidays for all new employees will be earned on a pro-rata basis. Persons whose employment begins on or after January 1 and on or before the last day in February would be entitled to three days. Those whose employment begins on or after March 1 and on or before April 30 would earn two days. Those whose employment begins on or after May 1 and on or before June 30 would earn one day. Anyone employed on or after July 1 would not be eligible for any university holidays. Employees who leave the university prior to December 26 would forfeit all university holidays (December 29, 30 and 31).

HOLIDAY	DATE	OBSERVANCE DAY
New Year’s Day	January 1, 2008	January 1, 2008
Martin L. King, Jr.’s Birthday	January 15, 2008	January 21, 2008
President’s Day	February 18, 2008	December 23, 2008
Memorial Day	May 26, 2008	May 26, 2008
Independence Day	July 4, 2008	July 4, 2008
Labor Day	September 1, 2008	September 1, 2008
Columbus Day	October 13, 2008	December 24, 2008
Election Day	November 4, 2008	December 26, 2008
Veteran’s Day	November 11, 2008	January 2, 2009
Thanksgiving Day	November 27, 2008	November 27, 2008
Day after Thanksgiving	November 28, 2008	November 28, 2008
Christmas Day	December 25, 2008	December 25, 2008
University Holiday	December 29, 2008	December 29, 2008
University Holiday	December 30, 2008	December 30, 2008
University Holiday	December 31, 2008	December 31, 2008
New Year’s Day	January 1, 2009	January 1, 2009

MSU employees will begin the winter recess on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 and return to work on Monday, January 5, 2009. 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.

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, 2008	January 1, 2008
Memorial Day	May 26, 2008	May 26, 2008
Independence Day	July 4, 2008	July 4, 2008
Labor Day	September 1, 2008	September 1, 2008
Columbus Day	October 13, 2008	December 24, 2008
Thanksgiving Day	November 27, 2008	November 27, 2008
Day after Thanksgiving	November 28, 2008	November 28, 2008
Christmas Day	December 25, 2008	December 25, 2008
New Year’s Day	January 1, 2009	January 1, 2009

Employees will return to work on Monday, January 5, 2009