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Introduction

Attendance (Part 20)

• 20.1 Basic Workweek
• 20.2 Record of Attendance
• 20.3 Tardiness

Absence with Pay
(Part 21)

• 21.1 Sundays & Holidays
• 21.2 Vacation
• 21.3 Sick Leave
• 21.4 Extended Sick Leave
• 21.5 Sick Leave at Half-Pay
• 21.6 Personal Leave
• 21.7 Leave for Extraordinary Weather Conditions
• 21.8 Workers' Compensation Leave
• 21.9 Leave for Subpoenaed Appearance and Jury Attendance
• 21.10 Leave for Civil Service Examinations
• 21.11 Leave for Quarantine
• 21.12 Leaves Required by Law or Negotiated Agreement
• 21.13 Leave for Civil Defense Duties

Leaves Without Pay (Part 22)

• 22.1 Leave of Absence; Duration
• 22.2 Successive Leaves of Absence

Drawing of Earned Credits Upon Separation
(Part 23)

• 23.1 Payment for Accruals Upon Separation
• 23.2 Payment for Accruals Upon Entry into Armed Forces
• 23.3 Payment for Overtime Accruals Upon Appointment, Promotion or Transfer

Crediting Other Public Service Employment as State Service (Part 24)

Suspension of Rules
(Part 25)

• 25.1 Emergency Required for Suspension of Rules

Applicability (Part 26)

• 26.1 To Whom Rules Apply
• 26.2 Exceptions
• 26.3 Rules Applicable to Employees in Negotiating Units

Appendices

A. Civil Service Attendance Rules

B. Calendar of Legal Holidays & Religious Holy Days

C. Alternative Work Schedules

D. Part-Time Employment

E. Seasonal Employment

F. Attendance Rules for Managerial/Confidential Employees

G. Reciprocal Agreements

H. Leave Donation

I. Family & Medical Leave Act

Disclaimer

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Transmittal Memorandum No. 51

Appendix B - 2026 Calendar of Legal Holidays and Days of Religious Significance - June 2025

TO: Manual Recipients
FROM: Benjamin Gifford, Director of Staffing Services
SUBJECT: Attendance and Leave Manual Appendix B

This memorandum transmits the attached, 2026 Calendar of Legal Holidays and Days of Religious Significance.

The calendar has also been added to the Attendance & Leave Manual, under Appendix B – Calendar of Legal Holidays & Religious Holy Days.

Should you have any questions, please reach out directly to the Attendance & Leave Unit at (518) 457-2295.

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Introduction

The New York State General Construction Law establishes the days or dates on which legal holidays are observed in New York State. Under this law, holidays other than Flag Day which fall on a Sunday are observed on the following Monday. The Attendance Rules and negotiated agreements identify which of these legal holidays are observed as paid holidays by New York State as an employer. This calendar does not modify negotiated agreements or Attendance Rules items on the subject of holidays. (See Section 21.1, Holidays, in this Manual.)

Information concerning the days of religious significance was obtained from official religious sources. Since it is not possible to include in this calendar the days of religious significance of every faith, agencies with questions about other religious observances should call the Attendance and Leave Unit of this Department at (518) 457-2295.

The calendar is intended as a guide, since special and local conditions may cause variation from official practice. It is impossible here to note every observance, such as an individual saint’s day, which ordinarily would not require absence from work.

1. An asterisk (*) indicates a day of required religious observance. The letters before an asterisk indicate the faiths for which the day is a day of required religious observance. The abbreviations used correspond to the following denominations or subdenominations:
   

   EO - Eastern Orthodox
   P - Protestant
   RC - Roman Catholic
   OJ - Orthodox Jew
   CJ - Conservative Jew
   RJ - Reform Jew
   M - Muslim

2. All days of religious significance for the Jewish faith begin at sundown on the evening before the date given.
3. The Orthodox Jewish faith requires its members to observe each Saturday as the Sabbath. Its members are not permitted to travel by car or common carrier after sundown on Friday evening.
4. Reform Jews observe one day of required religious observance at the beginning and end of holy days rather than the two days Conservative and Orthodox Jews observe.
5. The Roman Catholic Church requires its members to attend Mass every Sunday and on days of required religious observance. In some areas, this obligation may be fulfilled by attending Mass after 4 p.m. on the preceding day. In some communities, the Solemnity of the Mother of God (January 1), The Assumption (August 15), and All Saints Day (November 1) are not considered to be days of required religious observance if they fall on a Saturday or a Monday.
6. Orthodox Church members should attend services for Divine Liturgy on Sundays and on Feast Days
7. Some Eastern Orthodox churches, including many Russian Orthodox parishes, follow the Julian rather than the Gregorian calendar. For this reason, they celebrate certain days of religious significance 13 days later than the dates listed by the Eastern Orthodox Church.
8. Members of the Islamic faith observe Fridays as their major day of worship. The fast of Ramadan begins at sundown on the evening before the date given; there is no prohibition on working during Ramadan. The two days of required religious observance are Eid-ul-Fitr (Festival of Fastbreaking) and Eid-ul-Adha (Festival of Sacrifice). Members of the Islamic faith are prohibited from working on those two days. All of the dates of Islamic observance are tentative because they are based on sightings of the moon. Those wishing to confirm the exact dates should call the Attendance and Leave Unit no more than 30 days before the date listed on the calendar.