A cure for the Super Bowl hangover? Tennessee lawmakers are proposing a bill to make the Monday after the big game a state holiday as MILLIONS of Americans are expected to “call in sick.”
Tennessee state officials have proposed a bill that would replace Columbus Day in October with a “Super Bowl Monday,” allowing hung-over football fans to recover instead of calling in sick.
State Senator London Lamar and Rep. Joe Towns Jr. have sponsored versions of the bill in both houses of the Tennessee General Assembly.
“We will not be replacing any other public holidays in the forthcoming final version of the bill,” Towns said in a statement to Yahoo Sports. “But with more than 16 million Americans expected to be truant the day after the Super Bowl and about 8 million expected to request a day off in advance, we’re talking about a major hit to the workforce.
“My bill just wants to check if the rest of us have the day off. Let’s face it, it doesn’t get much more American than the Super Bowl and missing work the next day is fast becoming the norm. So maybe we should just codify it…or at least just talk about it.”
Titans fans have enjoyed just one Super Bowl seat since the team moved from Houston to Nashville in 1997.
Tennessee state officials have proposed a bill that would replace Columbus Day in October with a “Super Bowl Monday,” allowing hung-over football fans to recover instead of calling in sick. Titans fans (pictured) have enjoyed just one seat in the Super Bowl since the team relocated from Houston to Nashville in 1997
The Workforce Institute estimated in 2021 that 16.1 million workers would miss work on the Monday after the Super Bowl.
In addition, about half of all employees surveyed stated that their employer planned a lot of absenteeism after the big game as a preventive measure.
Another possible option would be to postpone the Super Bowl until later in February before President’s Day, which is celebrated on the third Monday of every month.
Here’s how an integrated vacation could help reduce post-Super Bowl absenteeism from the workplace.
In fact, 64 percent of Workplace Institute respondents support moving the game to the Sunday before President’s Day.
This year’s Super Bowl is scheduled for Sunday, February 12, when the AFC Champion Kansas City Chiefs takes on the NFC Champion Philadelphia Eagles in Glendale, Arizona.
State Senator London Lamar and MP Joe Towns Jr. have sponsored versions of the bill in both chambers of the Tennessee General Assembly (pictured).