The 2019 Holiday Schedule is issued under the provisions of Chapter 11 of the State of Maine Civil Service Rules and the Benefit Package for Confidential Employees. The 2020 Holiday Schedule is available here.
| HOLIDAY | DAY, DATE OBSERVED |
|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Tuesday, January 1, 2019 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | Monday, January 21, 2019 |
| Washington's Birthday/President's Day | Monday, February 18, 2019 |
| Patriot's Day | Monday, April 15, 2019 |
| Memorial Day | Monday, May 27, 2019 |
| Independence Day | Thursday, July 4, 2019 |
| Labor Day | Monday, September 2, 2019 |
| Indigenous Peoples Day | Monday, October 14, 2019 |
| Veterans Day | Monday, November 11, 2019 |
| Thanksgiving Day | Thursday, November 28, 2019 |
| Thanksgiving Friday | Friday, November 29, 2019 |
| Christmas Day | Wednesday, December 25, 2019 |
To be eligible for holiday pay, employee must be in pay status on the normal workday immediately preceding and the normal workday immediately following the day and date on which the holiday is observed.
An employee who is required to work on any of these days will be granted compensatory time off at the mutual convenience of the employer and employee. If the holiday falls on a normal day off, an alternative compensatory day will be granted. Cash payments shall be made only in the instance of departmental policy established in conformance with Chapter 11, Section 1, of State of Maine Civil Service Rules.
*For Maine State Government, holidays that fall on Saturday are observed on the preceding Friday; holidays that fall on Sunday are observed on the following Monday. For calendar year 2019, no holidays fall on Saturday or Sunday.