Over 100,000 Florida Workers Get 3 Extra Days Off This Year: Who’s Affected [Video]

More than 100,000 state employees will get three extra days off this year after Florida Governor Ron DeSantis decided to give the workers additional time away from the job.

The three days—December 23, 24 and 31—come in addition to the normally scheduled holidays on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.

“Florida is in great shape, and we want to reward our state employees,” DeSantis said in a statement. “After a full year—including three costly hurricanes—we hope these extra days off allow for state workers to spend more time with their families and loved ones during this holiday season.”

Alex Beene, a financial literacy instructor for the University of Tennessee at Martin, called the move by DeSantis a “welcome” change.

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