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MSB Employee Benefit: Paid Time Off and Holidays

Time away from work is important. Our PTO and paid holiday benefits help you balance work, health and personal time while continuing to receive your regular pay.

Holidays

2026 Dates

JANUARY 1 - NEW YEAR'S DAY - THURSDAY

FEBRUARY 16 - PRESIDENT'S DAY - MONDAY

FLOATING HOLIDAY CREDITED - FEBRUARY 22 - SUNDAY

MARCH 30 - SEWARD'S DAY - MONDAY

MAY 25 - MEMORIAL DAY - MONDAY

JULY 3 - INDEPENDENCE DAY - (OBSERVED) FRIDAY

SEPTEMBER 7 - LABOR DAY - MONDAY

NOVEMBER 11 - VETERAN'S DAY - WEDNESDAY

NOVEMBER 26 - THANKSGIVING - THURSDAY

NOVEMBER 27 - DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING - FRIDAY

DECEMBER 24 - CHRISTMAS EVE - THURSDAY

DECEMBER 25 - CHRISTMAS DAY - FRIDAY

2027 Dates

JANUARY 1 - NEW YEAR'S DAY - FRIDAY

FEBRUARY 15 - PRESIDENT'S DAY - MONDAY

FLOATING HOLIDAY CREDITED - FEBRUARY 21 - SUNDAY

MARCH 29 - SEWARD'S DAY - MONDAY

MAY 31 - MEMORIAL DAY - MONDAY

JULY 5 - INDEPENDENCE DAY - (OBSERVED) FRIDAY

SEPTEMBER 6 - LABOR DAY - MONDAY

NOVEMBER 11 - VETERAN'S DAY - THURSDAY

NOVEMBER 25- THANKSGIVING - THURSDAY

NOVEMBER 26- DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING - FRIDAY

DECEMBER 23- CHRISTMAS EVE - (OBSERVED) THURSDAY

DECEMBER 24- CHRISTMAS DAY - (OBSERVED)FRIDAY

Paid Time Off

Employees hired as a regular employee on or before December 31, 2000 shall accrue 12.77 hours of personal leave per pay period.

Employees hired, as a regular employee after December 31, 2000 shall accrue personal leave as follows:

Length of EmploymentLeave Allocation
Less than 1 year6.00 hours/pay period
1st Anniversary6.93 hours/pay period
2nd Anniversary8.77 hours/pay period
5th Anniversary9.70 hours/pay period
10th Anniversary11.64 hours/pay period

Regular employees with a regularly scheduled workweek of less than forty (40) hours shall accrue leave on a pro-rated basis.

Personal leave for 56-hour employees will be accrued and managed in accordance with the current collective bargaining agreement