Which employees qualify for holiday compensation?
(1) Full-time general government employees who work full monthly schedules qualify for holiday compensation if they are employed before the holiday and are in pay status:
(a) For at least 80 nonovertime hours during the month of the holiday; or
(b) For the entire work shift preceding the holiday.
(c) Time spent on temporary layoff as provided in WAC
357-46-063 is considered time in pay status for the purpose of this subsection.
(2) Full-time higher education employees and cyclic year position employees who work full monthly schedules qualify for holiday compensation if they are in pay status for the entire work shift preceding the holiday. Time spent on temporary layoff as provided in WAC
357-46-063 is considered time in pay status for the purpose of this subsection.
(3) Cyclic year position employees scheduled to work less than full monthly schedules throughout their work year qualify for holiday compensation if they work or are in pay status on their last regularly scheduled working day before the holiday(s) in that month. Time spent on temporary layoff as provided in WAC
357-46-063 is considered time in pay status for the purpose of this subsection.
(4) Part-time general government employees who are in pay status during the month of the holiday qualify for holiday pay on a pro rata basis in accordance with WAC
357-31-020, except that part-time employees hired during the month of the holiday will not receive compensation for holidays that occur prior to their hire date.
(5) Part-time higher education employees as defined in WAC
357-01-2290(1) who satisfy the requirements of subsection (2) of this section are entitled to the number of paid hours on a holiday that their monthly schedule bears to a full-time schedule. Time spent on temporary layoff as provided in WAC
357-46-063 is considered time in pay status for the purpose of this subsection.
(6) Part-time higher education employees as defined in WAC
357-01-2290(2) who are in pay status during the month of the holiday qualify for holiday credit on a pro rata basis in accordance with WAC
357-31-021 except that part-time employees hired during the month of the holiday will not receive credit for holidays that occur prior to their hire date.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter
41.06 RCW. WSR 22-01-022, § 357-31-010, filed 12/3/21, effective 7/1/22; WSR 18-17-132, § 357-31-010, filed 8/20/18, effective 9/21/18; WSR 12-04-016, § 357-31-010, filed 1/24/12, effective 2/24/12; WSR 10-23-040, § 357-31-010, filed 11/10/10, effective 12/13/10; WSR 09-03-013, § 357-31-010, filed 1/9/09, effective 2/13/09; WSR 06-11-049, § 357-31-010, filed 5/11/06, effective 6/12/06; WSR 05-08-136, § 357-31-010, filed 4/6/05, effective 7/1/05.]
