Department of Administrative Services - 2008 Holiday Schedule

The Holidays to be observed by the State of Connecticut in 2008 are:

2008

January 1 
January 15 
February 12 
February 22 
March 21
May 26
July 4 
September 1  
October 12
November 11 
November 27 
December 25
January 1, 2009		 Holiday

New Years Day 
Martin Luther King's Birthday 
Lincoln's Birthday 
Washington's Birthday 
Good Friday* 
Memorial Day 
Independence Day 
Labor Day 
Columbus Day 
Veterans' Day 
Thanksgiving Day** 
Christmas Day
New Year's Day		 Observed On

Tuesday, January 1, 2008
Monday, January 21, 2008
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Monday, February 18, 2008
Friday, March 21, 2008
Monday, May 26, 2008
Friday, July 4, 2008
Monday, September 1, 2008 
Monday, October 13, 2008
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 
Thursday, November 27, 2008 
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Thursday, January 1, 2009

*The day which will be designated by the Governor as a day of Fasting and Prayer. 
**The day which will be designated by the Governor as a day of Thanksgiving. 
***Certain Holidays may vary depending upon the collective bargaining agreement. 

Individual collective bargaining agreements are to be consulted to determine provisions concerning holiday compensation and/or compensatory time off work performed on a holiday. Employees not covered by collective bargaining units shall receive holiday benefits in accordance with Section 5-254 of the General Statutes which states, "(a) Each full-time permanent employee in the state service shall be granted time off with pay for any legal holiday. If a legal holiday falls on a Saturday, employees shall be granted equivalent time off on the Friday immediately preceding such Saturday or given another day off in lieu thereof. The Commissioner of Administrative Services may issue regulations governing the granting of holiday time to other employees in the state service. (b) Any employee in the state service compensated on an hourly or per diem basis shall be entitled to time off with pay commensurate with any time granted by order of the Governor to salaried employees with pay. (c) No state employee shall be required to work any legal holiday solely by reason of the convening of the general assembly on such day." 

Related Links:

  •