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data, reports or summaries shall not be released by the carrier to any party

without the written consent of the individual, insured employee or covered

dependent.

Article 10

Attendance and Leave

§10.1 Holiday Observance
(a) An employee who is entitled to time off with pay on days observed as

holidays by the State as an employer shall be granted compensatory time
off when any such holiday falls on a Saturday; provided, however, that

employees scheduled or directed to work on any such Saturday may receive
additional compensation in lieu of such compensatory time off in

accordance with Section 7.16 of this Agreement. The State may designate
a day to be observed as a holiday in lieu of such holiday which falls on

Saturday.
(b) The following holidays will be observed by all employees within this

unit eligible to observe holidays unless otherwise specified by mutual
agreement between the parties:

1. New Year’s Day 7. Labor Day

2. Martin Luther King Day 8. Columbus Day
3. Lincoln’s Birthday 9. Election Day

4. Washington’s Birthday 10. Veterans Day
5. Memorial Day 11. Thanksgiving Day

6. Independence Day 12. Christmas Day

Consistent with the General Construction Law and the attendance rules
for the classified service, any of the above holidays which fall on a Sunday

shall be observed on the following Monday.

(c) The State, at its option, may designate up to two floating holidays in
a contract year (April-March) in lieu of two of the holidays set forth in

Article 10.1(b), such that employees shall have the opportunity to select,
on an individual basis, the dates upon which such floating holidays will be

observed by them, consistent with the reasonable operating needs of the
State. The State’s designation of the holidays to be floated shall be

announced in April of the contract year.

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