This year, July 4 is a floating legal holiday for eligible UW–Madison employees. Eligible employees are granted eight hours of floating legal holiday (prorated for part-time) when a legal holiday falls on a Saturday. Employees who have a floating legal holiday will be able to see the hours in their Legal Holiday balance in Workday. Information on how to view time off balances is available in the HR Guides for Employees. Employees will have until June 30, 2027, to use the floating legal holiday hours or they will be lost.

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