Some state agencies, including the Department of Motor Vehicles and unemployment offices, will be closed Friday as part of the mandated furlough days outlined in the state 2009-'11 biennial budget.
The Office of State Employment Relations said the purpose of the furlough days is to reduce salary costs and help ease the current budget crisis. In June, the OSER estimated that $224 million in general purpose will be saved over the next two years.
UW System employees will not take a furlough day Friday but could expect unpaid days off in the near future. In a statement in July the UW System said the academic year will not be shortened despite the scheduled furlough days.
All state employees are mandated to take sixteen unpaid days off over the next two years.
