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REMINDER: Use "Floating Holiday" time before it expires

Posted 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 25, 2021

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Annually, eligible benefit earning employees receive “Floating Holidays” for holidays that fall on a Saturday or non-scheduled workday. These hours are available for use throughout the year, (fiscal year in the case of faculty, academic staff, and limited appointees - the calendar year for university staff) in which they were earned.

Annually, eligible benefit earning employees receive “Floating Holidays” for holidays that fall on a Saturday or non-scheduled workday.  These hours are available for use throughout the year (fiscal year in the case of faculty, academic staff, and limited appointees - the calendar year for university staff) in which they were earned.   

The following is a schedule of when the time was earned in 2020, 2021, and into 2022: 

  • 2020 – Independence Day, Saturday, July 4than 8 hour Floating Holiday was earned.
    • (This floating holiday is referenced for faculty, academic staff, and limited appointees only as it expires 6/30/21. This day already expired on 12/31/20 for University Staff.)
  • 2021 – Christmas, Saturday, December 25than 8 hour Floating Holiday is earned.
  • 2022 – New Year’s Day Saturday, January 1stan 8 hour Floating Holiday is earned.

Additional Resources 

  • Faculty, Academic Staff, and Limited Appointees – How to record a Floating (Legal) holiday 
    • https://uwservice.wisconsin.edu/docs/publications/monthly_leave_reports_and_no_leave_taken.pdf
    • Select the absence name of “Legal Holiday” from the dropdown
  • University Staff – How to record a Floating (Legal) holiday 
    • https://uwservice.wisconsin.edu/docs/publications/phit_legal_holiday.pdf
  • 2020 Legal Holiday Calendar  
    • https://uwservice.wisconsin.edu/calendars-schedules/legal-holidays/?view=historical
  • 2021 Legal Holiday Calendar 
    • https://uwservice.wisconsin.edu/calendars-schedules/legal-holidays/
  • 2022 Legal Holiday Calendar is not yet available

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at HRinfo@uwlax.edu.  


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