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A. General

The University observes the following holidays:

• New Year’s Day
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
• Presidents Day
• Cesar Chavez Day
• Memorial Day
• Juneteenth Day
• Independence Day
• Labor Day
• Veterans Day
• Thanksgiving Day
• Friday following Thanksgiving Day
• Christmas Eve (or announced equivalent)
• Christmas Day
• New Year’s Eve (or announced equivalent)

B. Holiday Pay Tables

Quadriweekly Payroll Cycle


Hours on Pay Status in Two Biweekly Pay Periods†

5 HOLIDAYS 
120 HOURS
4 HOLIDAYS 
128 HOURS
3 HOLIDAYS 
136 HOURS
2 HOLIDAYS 
144 HOURS
1 HOLIDAY 
152 HOURS
0 HOLIDAY
160 HOURS
HOURS***
OF HOLIDAY
PAY EARNED 
0 - 590 - 630 - 670 - 710 - 750-790
60 - 6764 - 7268 - 7672 - 8176 - 8580-894
68 - 8273 - 8777 - 9282 - 9986 - 10490-1095
83 - 9688 - 10293 - 109100 - 117105 - 123110-1296
97 - 112103 - 119110 - 126118 - 135124 - 142130-1497
113 - 120120 - 128127 - 136136 - 144143 - 152150-1608

†For the two preceding biweekly pay cycles.

Monthly Payroll Cycle

Number of Hours on Pay Status* 

(Total possible hours for the month minus 8 hours for each holiday during the month)

144-HOUR*
MONTH
152-HOUR*
MONTH
160-HOUR*
MONTH
168-HOUR*
MONTH
176-HOUR*
MONTH
% OF TIME
ON PAY
STATUS**
HOURS OF
HOLIDAY PAY
EARNED***
0 - 710 - 750 - 790 - 830 - 870 - 490
72 - 8176 - 8580 - 8984 - 9488 - 9850 - 564
82 - 9986 - 10490 - 10995 - 11599 - 12057 - 685
100 - 117105 - 123110 - 129116 - 136121 - 14269 - 806
118 - 135124 - 142130 - 149137 - 157143 - 16481 - 937
136 - 144143 - 152150 - 160158 - 168165 - 17694 - 1008

*Paid hours, excluding holiday, on-call, and overtime hours for non-exempt employees.
**An employee appointed on a fixed percent-of-time basis earns in accordance with the appointment, provided the employee is not off pay status during the month.
***When more than one holiday occurs in a month, multiply the Hours of Holiday Pay by the number of holidays for which the employee is eligible in the month to determine the total holiday hours for payment.