Calendar of Legal Holidays for State Employees
The following holidays have been designated by the State of New York for all employees
except academic year faculty. Reduced staffing in most administrative support areas
can be expected. Please plan ahead.
2022
| Date |
Holiday |
| Monday, Sept. 5 |
Labor Day |
| Monday, Oct. 10 |
Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples’ Day |
| Tuesday, Nov. 8 |
Election Day (Floating) |
| Friday, Nov. 11 |
Veterans’ Day |
| Thursday, Nov. 24 |
Thanksgiving Day |
| Monday, Dec. 26 |
Christmas Day (Observed) |
2023
| Date |
Holiday |
| Monday, Jan. 2 |
New Year’s Day (Observed) |
| Monday, Jan. 16 |
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day |
| Monday, Feb. 13 |
Lincoln’s Birthday (Floating) (Observed) |
| Monday, Feb. 20 |
Washington’s Birthday (Observed) |
| Monday, May 29 |
Memorial Day |
| Monday, June 19 |
Juneteenth |
| Tuesday, July 4 |
Independence Day |
| Monday, Sept. 4 |
Labor Day |
| Monday, Oct. 9 |
Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples’ Day |
| Tuesday, Nov. 7 |
Election Day (Floating) |
| Saturday*, Nov. 11 |
Veterans’ Day |
| Thursday, Nov. 23 |
Thanksgiving Day |
| Monday, Dec. 25 |
Christmas Day |
Holiday & Liberal Leave Schedule
2022
| Date |
Holiday |
| Monday, Sept. 5 |
Labor Day |
| Monday, Oct. 10 |
Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples’ Day |
| Tuesday, Oct. 11 |
Liberal Leave |
| Tuesday, Nov. 8 |
Election Day (Floating) |
| Friday, Nov. 11 |
Veteran’s Day |
| Wednesday, Nov. 23 |
Liberal Leave |
| Thursday, Nov. 24 |
Thanksgiving Day |
| Friday, Nov. 25 |
Liberal Leave |
| Thursday, Dec. 22 |
Liberal Leave |
| Friday, Dec. 23 |
Liberal Leave |
| Monday, Dec. 26 |
Christmas Day (Observed) |
| Tuesday, Dec. 27 |
Liberal Leave |
| Wednesday, Dec. 28 |
Liberal Leave |
| Thursday, Dec. 29 |
Liberal Leave |
| Friday, Dec. 30 |
Liberal Leave |
2023
| Date |
Holiday |
| Monday, Jan. 1 |
New Year’s Day (Observed) |
| Monday, Jan. 16 |
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day |
| Monday, Feb. 13 |
Lincoln’s Birthday (Floating) (Observed) |
| Monday, Feb. 20 |
Washington’s Birthday (Observed) |
| Friday, May 26 |
Liberal Leave |
| Monday, May 29 |
Memorial Day |
| Monday, June 19 |
Juneteenth |
| Monday, July 3 |
Liberal Leave |
| Tuesday, July 4 |
Independence Day |
| Wednesday, July 5 |
Liberal Leave |
| Thursday, July 6 |
Liberal Leave |
| Friday, July 7 |
Liberal Leave |
| Monday, Sept. 4 |
Labor Day |
| Monday, Oct. 9 |
Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples’ Day |
| Tuesday, Oct. 10 |
Liberal Leave |
| Tuesday, Nov. 7 |
Election Day (Floating) |
| Saturday*, Nov. 11 |
Veteran’s Day |
| Wednesday, Nov. 22 |
Liberal Leave |
| Thursday, Nov. 23 |
Thanksgiving Day |
| Friday, Nov. 24 |
Liberal Leave |
| Thursday, Dec. 21 |
Liberal Leave |
| Friday, Dec. 22 |
Liberal Leave |
| Monday, Dec. 25 |
Christmas Day |
| Tuesday, Dec. 26 |
Liberal Leave |
| Wednesday, Dec. 27 |
Liberal Leave |
| Thursday, Dec. 28 |
Liberal Leave |
| Friday, Dec. 29 |
Liberal Leave |
Notes:
- Floating Holiday — offices are open
- Liberal Leave — core office hours are not required, appropriate leave credits are
charged
- UUP Professionals observe the day after Thanksgiving as a floating holiday in lieu
of the observance of Election Day, in accordance with Article XIII, Title D of the
Policies of the Board of Trustees.
- Normal core office hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. During the following periods, the
core hours are revised to 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a half hour lunch.
- May 23 – Aug. 19, 2022
- Dec. 19, 2022 – Jan. 20, 2023
- March 14 – March 17, 2023
- May 22 – Aug. 18, 2023
- *Note: For a holiday that falls on a Saturday, employees will earn the holiday as
a compensatory day.