a) Authorized
Holidays: All employees shall have time off, with full salary payment, on the
following holidays:
New Year's Day
Martin Luther King Day
Lincoln's Birthday
Washington's Birthday
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Columbus Day
Veterans' Day
Thanksgiving Day
Day after Thanksgiving
Christmas Day
General Election Day (on which members of the House of
Representative are elected)
and any additional days proclaimed as holidays or non-working
days by the Comptroller of the State of Illinois or by the President of the
United States.
b) Holiday
Observance: Where employees are scheduled and required to work on a holiday,
equivalent time off will be granted within the following twelve month period at
a time convenient to the employee and consistent with the department's
operating needs.
c) Holiday During
Vacation: When a holiday falls on an employee's regularly scheduled work day
during the employee's vacation period, an extra day shall be added to the
employee's vacations.
d)
Eligibility for Holiday Pay: To be eligible for holiday pay, the employee shall
work the employee's last scheduled work day before the holiday and first
scheduled work day after the holiday unless absence on either or both of these
work days is for good cause and approved by the department head. Intermittent
employees are eligible for holiday pay under conditions stated in Section
500.225(b)(5).
e) Holidays - Regional or Special: The
Comptroller or the Director may grant employees full or partial days off with
pay to meet the unique needs of any region or area within the State. Such
special time off shall not accrue to any other employee in any other region or
area of the State.
