The Daily Bulletin

Election Day 2022 is Tuesday, November 8. Classes are in session. Election Day has been designated as a floating holiday for UUP, M/C, and classified employees. UUP-represented employees observe Election Day on the day after Thanksgiving. Employees who are scheduled to work on the holiday and are eligible for leave accruals will be credited with a floating holiday and may arrange with their supervisors to use the credit before the holiday recurs. Election Day will be observed as a fixed holiday for Security Services Unit (SSU) employees who are eligible to observe Election Day. When SSU employees are required to work on these holidays, their benefits will be determined in the same manner as is currently followed for other holidays on which they are required to work.

Veterans Day 2022 is Friday, November 11. Classes are in session. Department heads and supervisors should communicate to their classified and professional employees whether they will be required to work on that day. Department heads and supervisors are encouraged to make every effort to consider requests to have the holiday off from employees who are veterans.

For employees who are required to work, the following state attendance rules will apply:

Classified employees who work on November 11 will be compensated according to their holiday waiver status. Those who have not elected to waive additional money for holiday work will receive holiday pay per their bargaining unit agreements. Employees have who waived additional money for holiday work will receive compensatory time off instead of additional holiday pay. Classified employees who wish to inquire about their current holiday waiver status may contact the Payroll Office at (716) 878-4124.

UUP-represented and M/C employees who are eligible to observe holidays and are required to work on November 11 will be granted a compensatory day off.  The compensatory day off should be scheduled at a time agreeable to the employee and his or her supervisor within one year of the holiday.

Employees who are not required to work on November 11 do not need to charge leave accruals for that day.