SB410 Alabama 2015 Session

Under existing law, state employees receive compensation on designated state holidays and employees working on a state holiday receive compensatory leave or compensation in lieu of the holiday

This bill would provide that Confederate Memorial Day and Jefferson Davis' birthday are unpaid holidays, unless the Governor declares these holidays to be paid holidays at the beginning of the calendar year

This bill would provide that if the Governor does not designate Confederate Memorial Day and Jefferson Davis' birthday as paid holidays, he or she may designate up to two additional paid holidays during the calendar year

This bill would limit the number of paid state holidays for state employees during a calendar year to 13

This bill would also limit leave or compensation for those working on a state holiday to the lessor of eight hours or the time worked and would define a state holiday as an eight-hour day

To amend Section 1-3-8, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide that Confederate Memorial Day and Jefferson Davis' birthday are unpaid holidays, unless designated otherwise by the Governor; to provide for the designation of two additional paid holidays for state employees under certain conditions; to limit the number of paid state holidays for state employees; and to limit the leave or compensation to the lessor of eight hours or the time worked; and to define a state holiday as an eight-hour day.