These figures have fueled ongoing debates about making the day an official holiday. Tennessee Lawmakers Bring Bill. Some lawmakers have taken notice. In 2023, Tennessee legislators Joe Towns, Jr. and London Lamar, both Democrats, proposed replacing Columbus Day with a “Super Bowl Monday” holiday, highlighting the game’s cultural impact. More than one-third (37%) of employees said the day after the Super Bowl should be a national holiday. "It's a national cultural phenomenon, for sure, and it's a day when people are with family The 2025 Super Bowl, also known as Super Bowl LIX or Super Bowl 59, is set for 6:30 p.m. EST on Sunday, Feb. 9. The game will be played at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana . An estimated 22.6 million U.S. employees plan to miss work the day after the Feb. 9 Super Bowl, according to a new survey by The Harris Poll on behalf of UKG, instead opting to celebrate their Super Bowl Sunday is the day on which the Super Bowl, the National Football League (NFL)'s annual championship game, is played. It was the first Sunday in February from Super Bowl XXXVIII in 2004 until Super Bowl LV in 2021, but is now the second Sunday, beginning with Super Bowl LVI. Festivities typically involve groups of people gathering to 42% of U.S. employees said the day after the Super Bowl should be a national holiday, according to a survey of more than 1,200 Americans, conducted Jan. 26-30, 2023 by The Harris Poll for The While it is not considered a holiday, 42% of U.S. employees said the day after the Super Bowl should be a national holiday, according to a survey of more than 1,200 Americans, conducted Jan. 26-30 The Super Bowl is the final game of the NFL season, a campaign that usually begins on the Thursday after Labor Day during the previous year. With the exception of the Kickoff Game, most other games are played on Sundays and Mondays, though sometimes, games can be scheduled on other days of the week . 32 teams play 17 games each, making the Managers around the country were tasked with staffing shortages the day after the Super Bowl. A recent poll showed 14.5 million Americans were planning to call out sick. In Illinois, this year's post-Super Bowl Monday was already a state holiday. Feb. 12 also marks Abraham Lincoln's birthday , which continues to be a state-celebrated holiday, meaning several 43% of U.S. employees think the Monday after the Super Bowl should be a national holiday—up from 37% who said so in 2024—and more than half (56%) who plan to watch the Super Bowl wish their organization gave them the day off on Monday. Exactly one week before the post-Super Bowl Monday blues roll in, FOX4 shared a poll asking viewers if they believe the day after the big game should be a national holiday. There have been movements to make the day an official holiday. Two state legislators in Tennessee previously proposed a bill in 2023 to make the first Monday after the Super Bowl into a legal My bill to make the Monday after the Super Bowl a state holiday will give hard-working Hoosiers an additional day off. Our national economy always takes a hit that day due to decreased worker A growing movement to make the Monday after the Super Bowl a national holiday is gaining traction, with a new petition circulating online and gathering thousands of signatures. Supporters argue IN House Dems want to make day after Super Bowl state holiday. Zach McKnight. Tue, February 4, 2025 at 6:15 PM UTC. 2 min read. A bill has been introduced to give Hoosiers the day off after the Super Bowl. House Bill 1517, coauthored by Rep. Mitch Gore, aims to make Monday after the big game a state holiday. The bill also tries to give Gore some attention. A study by UKG estimates U.S. businesses could lose $6 to $7 [] Exactly one week before the post-Super Bowl Monday blues roll in, FOX4 shared a poll asking viewers if they believe the day after the big game should be a national holiday. If two lawmakers in Tennessee get their way, the day after the Super Bowl could soon become an official holiday in the Volunteer State. Sen. London Lamar (D-Memphis) and Rep. Joe Towns Jr. (D The survey also found that more than four in 10 (43%) working Americans believe Super Bowl Monday should be a national holiday, an increase from 37% in 2024. Sharp increase in sick-day requests. HR software provider Paycom also anticipates a significant spike in sick-day requests on Super Bowl Monday. In 2024, sick-day requests on the Monday
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