To outline the means by which WVU complies with holiday entitlements as specified in WV Board of Trustees Series 26 and Series 62.

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This policy applies to all University full time regular classified and non-classified employees, and faculty or FE/AP employees with 12-month contracts, including those on the regional campuses.

The number of holidays shall be 12 per fiscal year, in addition to statewide primary or general election days, plus 2 additional half-holidays when Christmas and New Year's Days fall on a Tuesday through Friday. Days taken shall include Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, New Year's Day, and Martin Luther King's birthday. The remaining holidays will be designated at the discretion of the President. Operational need may require that an employee work in an observed University holiday. If the employee is non-exempt, compensation in the form of substitute time off (STO) or additional pay at a rate of one-and-one-half (1½) for actual hours worked on the holiday will be granted. If the employee is exempt, compensation in the form of STO on an hour-for-hour basis will be granted. Holiday STO must be used within six (6) months of being earned. Holiday entitlements apply only to University observed holidays.

Additional information regarding this policy can be obtained in the University Observed Holidays and Religious Accommodation procedures.

The Employee Relations Unit in the Department of Human Resources, at 293-5700 or P.O. Box 6640, is available to answer questions or provide additional information regarding this policy.

The responsibility for interpretation of this policy rests with the Director of Human Resources, West Virginia University.

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