Team members receive twelve​ and a half paid holidays each year (13.5 in years with a presidential election), in addition to monthly sick, annual, compensatory leave and a number of special leave options.​

2026

​​​Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - Monday, January 19, 2026 

​Good Friday (1/2 day) - Friday, April 3, 2026 

Memorial Day - Monday, May 25, 2026 

Juneteenth - Friday, June 19, 2026 

Independence Day - Friday, July 3​, 2026 

Labor Day - Monday, September 7, 2026 

Veterans Day - Wednesday, November 11, 2026

Thanksgiving - Thursday, November 26, 2026 & Friday, November 27, 2026 

Christmas - Thursday, December 24, 2026 & Friday, December 25, 2026 

New Year’s – Thursday, December 31, 2026 & Friday, January 1, 2027​

State employees enjoy the benefit of many types of leave.  Leave can be paid or unpaid. Some examples of leave include: annual, sick, compensatory (also known as 'comp') and even family medical leave.  Read more.