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Site Search State Holiday Schedule Home Page The holiday schedules of public colleges and universities, including technical colleges, may be observed on different dates than shown above in accordance with Section 53-5-10 of the South Carolina Code of Laws. jobs .sc .gov 2012 Holiday Schedule Hot Topics New Year's Day Career Opportunities Monday, January 2 (Observance) Employee Services Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Monday, January 16 (3rd Monday in January) Employer Services George Washington's Birthday / President's Day Training & Development Monday, February 20 (3rd Monday in February) Confederate Memorial Day How to Contact Us Thursday, May 10 OHR Webmail National Memorial Day Monday, May 28 (Last Monday in May) Other Agencies Independence Day State Employees Wednesday, July 4 Weather Alert Sam Wilkins, Director Labor Day South Carolina Office Monday, September 3 (First Monday in September) of Human Resources 8301 Parklane Road Veterans Day Suite A220 Monday, November 12 (Observance) Columbia, SC 29223 Phone: (803) 896-5300 Thanksgiving Day INSPECTOR Thursday, November 22 (Fourth Thursday in November) GENERAL'S FRAUD HOTLINE Day after Thanksgiving Day Friday, November 23 (Fourth Friday in November) (State Agency fraud only) Christmas Eve 1-855-SCFRAUD Monday, December 24 (Observance) or 1-855-723-7283 Christmas Day Tuesday, December 25 (Observance) Day after Christmas Wednesday, December 26 (Observance) 2013 Holiday Schedule New Year's Day Tuesday, January 1 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Monday, January 21 (3rd Monday in January) George Washington's Birthday / President's Day Monday, February 18 (3rd Monday in February) Confederate Memorial Day Friday, May 10 National Memorial Day Monday, May 27 (Last Monday in May) Independence Day Thursday, July 4 Labor Day Monday, September 2 (First Monday in September) Veterans Day Monday, November 11 Thanksgiving Day Thursday, November 28 (Fourth Thursday in November) Day after Thanksgiving Day Friday, November 29 (Fourth Friday in November) Christmas Eve Tuesday, December 24 Christmas Day Wednesday, December 25 Day after Christmas Thursday, December 26 THE LANGUAGE USED IN THIS DOCUMENT DOES NOT CREATE AN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT BETWEEN THE EMPLOYEE AND THE AGENCY. THIS DOCUMENT DOES NOT CREATE ANY CONTRACTUAL RIGHTS OR ENTITLEMENTS. THE AGENCY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REVISE THE CONTENT OF THIS DOCUMENT, IN WHOLE OR IN PART. NO PROMISES OR ASSURANCES, WHETHER WRITTEN OR ORAL, WHICH ARE CONTRARY TO OR INCONSISTENT WITH THE TERMS OF THIS PARAGRAPH CREATE ANY CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT. .

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