Holidays 2012-2013 Please note that an employee must be in paid status on the day prior to a holiday and immediately after a holiday in order to receive complete pay for the holiday period. 31.04.01 System Holidays 1. ELIGIBILITY 1.1 An employee listed in the position identification database in a budgeted position for 50 percent or more time for a period of at least four and one-half months, excluding an employee in a position for which student status is a requirement for employment, is entitled to holiday pay. 1.2 An eligible part-time employee will receive holiday pay and holiday compensatory time on a proportionate basis. 1.3 In this section, workday means a day on which an employee is normally scheduled to work. An employee who is on leave without pay for the entire workday immediately before or after a holiday is not considered an employee for purposes of this section. An employee who is working or in a paid leave status for at least part of the workday immediately before or after a holiday is considered to be an employee for purposes of this section. To be paid for a holiday, an individual must be an employee: (a) on the workday immediately before and after a holiday that falls mid-month (other than the first or last workday of the month); (b) on the workday immediately after a holiday if the holiday falls on the first workday of a month; or (c) on the workday immediately before a holiday if the holiday falls on the last workday of a month. *WTAMU will work four 10-hour days the week of May 28 - 31, 2013 in order to be closed Memorial Day. | Thanksgiving | Nov. 22-23 | 2 days | | Christmas/New Year's | Dec. 24-Jan. 1 | 7 days | | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | Jan. 21
| 1 day | | Spring Break | March 14-15 | 2 days | | Memorial Day* | May 27 | 1 day | | Independence Day | July 4 | 1 day | | 
