Holidays

Holiday Observances for Buffalo State College Employees

All eligible classified and unclassified employees may observe the following holidays without charge to accruals:

Columbus Day
Monday, October 11, 2021

Election Day (a)
Tuesday, November 2, 2021

Veterans' Day
Thursday, November 11, 2021

Thanksgiving Day
Thursday, November 25, 2021

Christmas Day (b)
Saturday, December 25, 2021

New Year’s Day (b)
Saturday, January 1, 2022

Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Monday, January 17, 2022

Lincoln’s Birthday (a)
Saturday, February 12, 2022

Washington’s Birthday
Monday, February 21, 2022

Memorial Day
Monday, May 30, 2022

Juneteenth (c)
Monday, June 20, 2022

Independence Day
Monday, July 4, 2022

Labor Day
Monday, September 5, 2022

Resource: http://www.cs.ny.gov/attendance_leave/index.cfm#legal
Election Day related: Time Off to Vote

(a) The Governor’s Office of Employee Relations has notified all state agencies that floating holidays have been designated in lieu of fixed holidays for Election Day and Lincoln’s Birthday for all employees except those represented by PBANYS. UUP-represented employees observe Election Day on the day after Thanksgiving. Classes are scheduled on both floating holidays, so all other eligible employees who work on those dates will receive credit for a holiday and may arrange with their supervisors to use the credit on a date of their choice before the holiday recurs. Security services unit employees will receive vacation leave on these dates.

(b) The State (and college) has not designated an alternate day of observance for Christmas Day in 2021. Under the attendance rules, all eligible classified and unclassified employees will receive equivalent compensatory time off for the holiday, which is noted on the Time and Attendance records. Use of the holiday time should be requested in advance and approved by the supervisor. Please note that the holiday time cannot be used before the holiday, and must be used before the holiday recurs.