Paid Time Off for Staff

Part-time staff working at least 23.25 hours per week receive pro-rated time-off benefits.

Sick

Use of sick leave is allowable for the employee's personal illness or injury that disables him/her from work, and may be used on a limited basis for qualifying family members. The employee earns 10 sick days per year at the rate of 2.99 hours per pay period. The maximum amount of sick time an employee can have is 142 days. Please see the policy for additional information.
Personal

Employees are provided up to two personal days each calendar year. These days may not be carried into the following calendar year. New employees hired between January 2 and May 31 are provided up to one personal day for the year during which they are hired. New employees hired after May 31 are ineligible for these days during the first calendar year of employment.

Holiday

Ten university-designated holidays are granted each calendar year.

2023 Calendar Year

Date	Holiday
January 2, 2023	New Year's Day (observed)
January 16, 2023	Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Day
May 29, 2023	Memorial Day
June 19, 2023	Juneteenth Day
July 3, 2023	Floating Holiday
July 4, 2023	Independence Day
September 4, 2023	Labor Day
November 23, 2023	Thanksgiving Day
November 24, 2023	Floating Holiday
December 25, 2023	Christmas Day
December 26-29, 2023	University Holidays
January 1, 2024	New Year’s Day
The University will re-open Tuesday, January 2, 2024.

Vacation

The maximum amount of vacation that an employee can maintain in his/her vacation bank is one and one-half times the annual accrual rate.

Non-Exempt Employees

During the first five years of employment, employees earn 10 days of vacation each year at the rate of 2.99 hours per pay period.
At the beginning of the sixth year of employment, an employee starts to earn 15 days annually. One additional vacation day will be added to the employee's annual accrual during each of the eleventh through fifteenth year of employment, to a maximum accrual of 20 days per year after 15 years of employment.

Years of Service	Days Accrued Annually	Hours Accrued per Bi-Weekly Pay Period	Maximum Accrual Amount
Thru the 5th year	10	2.99	116.25
6th thru 10th year	15	4.48	174.38
in the 11th year	16	4.77	186
in the 12th year	17	5.07	197.63
in the 13th year	18	5.37	209.25
in the 14th year	19	5.67	220.88
in the 15th year & beyond	20	5.97	232.5

Exempt Employees

During the first five years of employment, employees earn 15 days of vacation each year at the rate of 4.48 hours per pay period.
One additional vacation day will be added to the employee's annual accrual during each of the sixth through tenth years of employment, to a maximum accrual of 20 days per year after 10 years of employment.

Years of Service	Days Accrued Annually	Hours Accrued per Bi-Weekly Pay Period	Maximum Accrual Amount
Thru the 5th year	15	4.48	174.38
in the 6th year	16	4.77	186
in the 7th year	17	5.07	197.63
in the 8th year	18	5.37	209.25
in the 9th year	19	5.67	220.88
in the 10th year & beyond	20	5.97	232.5

Paid Time Off for Staff