This PML is superseded by the HR Manual and is no longer active.
PML Number
2014-041
Title
2015 State Holidays for Excluded Employees
Date Issued
October 7, 2014
Owner
Labor Relations Division 
Contact
Personnel Services Branch
(916) 323-3343
psb@calhr.ca.gov
Signed By
Mary Sue Paul, Manager
Content
The following chart shows the 2015 holiday schedule for excluded employees.
2015 Holiday Schedule – Excluded Employees
Date	Holiday	
Thursday, January 1	New Year’s Day	
Monday, January 19	Martin Luther King Jr. Day	
Monday, February 16	Presidents’ Day	
Tuesday, March 31	Cesar Chavez Day	
Monday, May 25	Memorial Day	
Saturday, July 4	*Independence Day	
Monday, September 7	Labor Day	
Wednesday, November 11	Veterans Day	
Thursday, November 26	Thanksgiving Day	
Friday, November 27	Day after Thanksgiving	
Friday, December 25	Christmas Day	
*When a holiday falls on a Saturday, Holiday Credit provisions apply.
In addition to the holidays listed, excluded employees receive one personnel holiday per fiscal year.
To be eligible for a personal holiday, an employee must either be:  (a) appointed to a class that requires a probationary period; (b) appointed to an exempt position where leave credits are earned; or (c) appointed to a Career Executive Assignment (CEA) for more than six months.  Once eligible employees complete six months of their initial probationary period, they are credited with a personal holiday for the current fiscal year.  Thereafter, the personal holiday is credited on July 1 of each year.
For questions related to this PML, State department personnel office designated liaisons should contact the Personnel Services Branch by emailing questions to psb@calhr.ca.gov or calling (916) 323-3343.