Holiday Time
Floating Holidays
- Labor Day: Monday, September 7, 2026
- Memorial Day: Monday, May 31, 2027
- Independence Day (observed): Friday, July 3, 2026
*Staff who work on Saturday, July 4, will receive pay at one and one-half times their regular rate of pay this year.
On Floating Holidays, each department will determine whether or not to close operations. Those that remain open will determine the appropriate staffing level, based on operational needs. If a benefits-eligible regularly scheduled staff member takes off a Floating Holiday, CTO must be recorded on the employee’s time card. Most full- and part-time benefits-eligible staff (those that are eligible for CTO) are eligible for floating holidays.
Regular Holidays
The 2026-27 holiday schedule is:
- Thanksgiving Break: 12:00 a.m. Thursday, November 26, through 11:59 p.m. Friday, November 27, 2026
- December Break: 12:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 23, 2026, through 11:59 p.m. Friday, January 1, 2027
- Martin Luther King Jr Day: Monday, January 18, 2027
Extra days off for this upcoming year 2026-27:
- Friday, August 21: A break between Language Schools graduation and fall orientation. 12:00 a.m. Friday, August 21, 2026, through 11:59 p.m. Friday, August 21, 2026.
- Monday, November 23, through Wednesday, November 25: These are the days leading up to the Thanksgiving recess and will enable a full week off for most. 12:00 a.m. Monday, November 23, 2026 through 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, November 25, 2026.
- Friday, March 26: This is the Friday of spring break week, offering an extended weekend before classes resume. Friday, March 26, 2027 through 11:59 p.m. Friday, March 26, 2027.
Holiday Pay should be entered in Oracle time cards for any regularly scheduled hours that benefits-eligible, hourly (non-exempt) staff normally work during regular holidays.
Supervisors should ensure that employees are entering their time correctly.
ALL ENTRY BELOW MUST BE MADE IN ORACLE TIME CARDS
| Worked on Regular Holiday | Did Not work on Regular Holiday | |
| Salaried Staff | No action. | No action. |
| Hourly Staff/Benefits Eligible | Enter Holiday Pay for any hours you would normally have worked, AND Enter Regular Hours for the hours you actually worked. |
Enter Holiday Pay for any hours you would normally have worked. |
| Hourly Staff/Non-Benefits Eligible | Enter Regular Hours for the hours you actually worked. | No action. |
Additional information can be found in the Holidays section of the Middlebury Handbook. Please contact Human Resources if you have additional questions.