Timekeeping Guidance for Veterans Day, Fall & Thanksgiving Holidays
This message has been approved by Christine Conley, Director of Benefits & Leave, for distribution to all Department Representatives.
The Veterans Day holiday occurs on November 11, 2024. The Fall Break and Thanksgiving holidays occur November 27-29, 2024. This guidance applies to Pay Period’s ‘K’ and ‘L.’ The payroll processing schedule for Pay Period ‘K’ is accelerated. The payroll processing schedule for Pay Period ‘L’ is normal.
To be paid for the holiday, USPS, A&P, Executive Service (AEX), and Faculty employees should be in pay status (either working or on approved leave) for at least a portion of the scheduled workday before the holiday.
- Full-time employees receive 8 hours of leave for holidays. Part-time employees receive a proportionate number of holiday leave hours based on their FTE.
- Example – While a 1.0 FTE employee gets 8 hours of paid holiday leave for each day, a 0.75 FTE employee would get 6 hours of paid holiday leave.
- If you have employees on alternate schedules (full-time or part-time), they should be advised to work the appropriate hours for the workweek of November 8 – November 14, November 22 – November 28, and November 29 – December 5, 2024, based on the amount of holiday leave they receive for the holiday.
Reporting Veterans Day Holiday for the workweek of November 8 – 14, Reporting Fall Holiday and Thanksgiving Day Holiday for the workweek of November 22 – 28, and Reporting the Day after Thanksgiving for the workweek of November 29 – December 5:
Elapsed Timesheet
- DO NOT ENTER TIME FOR THE HOLIDAY for A&P, AEX, USPS, or Faculty employees using the elapsed timesheet.
- The OMNI HR elapsed timesheet will show no hours (blank) for November 11 and November 27-29. The holiday hours will be added automatically by the system. See the examples below:
Punch Timesheet
- Nonexempt USPS employees using the USPS punch timesheet must enter their holiday hours for November 11 and November 27- 29. See the examples below:
