3.60.060 Holidays with pay.
A. The following days shall be recognized as holidays that are compensated with eight or 10 hours of regular pay for all employees, except temporary, nonregular hourly, and intern employees, who are in pay status before and following such days:
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New Year’s Day |
January 1 |
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President’s Day |
Third Monday in February |
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Seward’s Day |
Last Monday in March |
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Memorial Day |
Last Monday in May |
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Independence Day |
July 4 |
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Labor Day |
First Monday in September |
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Alaska Day |
October 18 |
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Veterans Day |
November 11 |
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Thanksgiving Day |
Fourth Thursday in November |
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Friday after Thanksgiving |
Fourth Friday in November |
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Christmas |
December 25 |
1. Except as provided in the following sentence, for an employee, all of whose regular working hours occur on Monday through Friday, the preceding Friday shall be recognized as the holiday for a holiday that occurs on a Saturday, and the following Monday shall be recognized as the holiday for a holiday that occurs on a Sunday. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, a department head may designate the day on which each holiday will be recognized for employees in that department.
B. All employees who have to work on a holiday shall receive one and one-half their regular rate of pay for hours worked during their regular shift. Additionally, an employee who is eligible for overtime (see WMC 3.60.070(B)) who has actually worked more than 40 hours during the work week or actually worked more hours on the holiday than the number of hours in his or her regular shift shall receive overtime pay for hours actually worked beyond 40 in the week in which the holiday occurs or for hours actually worked beyond the hours in his or her regular shift on the holiday. Additionally, all employees, except temporary, nonregular hourly and intern employees, who have to work on a holiday shall be entitled to accumulate eight hours of paid time off, or receive eight hours of pay at their regular rate of pay. If an employee’s regular day off is a holiday, the employee shall accumulate eight hours of paid time off. (Ord. 16-01(AM) § 7, 2016; Ord. 11-29 § 2, 2011; Ord. 05-85 § 2, 2005; Ord. 04-79 § 5, 2004; Ord. 03-43 § 2, 2003; Ord. 03-33(SUB)(AM) § 2, 2003)