Office of Human Resources
Holiday Schedule
2008 HOLIDAY SCHEDULE
Lander University will observe 2008 state holidays as follows:
| HOLIDAY | LANDER HOLIDAY |
| New Year's Day, 2008 | January 1, 2008 (Tue.) |
| Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday | January 21 (Mon.) |
| *Spring Break | March 6-7 (Thurs.-Fri.) |
| Independence Day | July 4 (Fri.) |
| Thanksgiving Holidays | November 26-28 (Wed.-Fri.) |
| Christmas Holidays | December 22-31 (Mon.-Wed.) |
| New Year's Day, 2009 | January 1, 2009 (Thu.) |
| Day After New Year's Day, 2009 | January 2, 2009 (Fri.) |
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Christmas holidays will be observed December 22, 2008 - January 2, 2009. New Year's Day, Thursday, January 1, 2009, will be observed on Thursday, January 1, 2009.
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The Governor is empowered to declare Christmas Eve of each year a holiday for State employees. This will be announced as it happens; and if declared, will be observed on January 2, 2009.
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Compensatory holidays must be taken within one year of the specified holiday.
*Since the University will be closed two days for Spring Break and two extra days at Christmas, those days, which are not holidays, must be accounted for by employees. Therefore, employees may choose to take annual leave, compensatory time, or make-up time for those days.
NOTE: Election Day is Tuesday, November 4, 2008. Employees are encouraged to vote. A reasonable time, as agreed upon by the supervisor, is permitted for voting, not to exceed two hours.
THE LANGUAGE USED IN THIS DOCUMENT DOES NOT CREATE AN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT BETWEEN THE EMPLOYEE AND LANDER UNIVERSITY. THIS DOCUMENT DOES NOT CREATE ANY CONTRACTUAL RIGHTS OR ENTITLEMENTS. LANDER RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REVISE THE CONTENT OF THIS DOCUMENT, IN WHOLE OR IN PART. NO PROMISES OR ASSURANCES, WHETHER WRITTEN OR ORAL, WHICH ARE CONTRARY TO OR INCONSISTENT WITH THE TERMS OF THIS PARAGRAPH CREATE ANY CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT.
