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A Super Bowl hangover cure? Tennessee lawmakers propose 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 representatives have proposed a bill that would replace Columbus Day in October with a “Super Bowl Monday,” allowing hungover football fans to recuperate rather than call in sick.
State Senator London Lamar and Representative Joe Towns Jr. have sponsored versions of the bill in both houses of the Tennessee General Assembly.
“In the next final version of the bill, we will not replace any other holidays,” Towns said in a statement to Yahoo Sports. “But with more than 16 million Americans expected to miss work the day after the Super Bowl and around 8 million expected to request the day off in advance, we’re talking about a major blow to the workforce.
‘My bill simply wants to look at giving the rest of us 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 becoming more and more the norm. So maybe we should codify it… or at least talk about it.’
Titans fans have enjoyed only one Super Bowl berth since the team moved to Nashville from Houston in 1997.
Tennessee state representatives have proposed a bill that would replace Columbus Day in October with a “Super Bowl Monday,” allowing hungover football fans to recuperate rather than call in sick. Titans fans (pictured) have enjoyed only one Super Bowl berth since the team moved to Nashville from Houston in 1997
The Workforce Institute estimated in 2021 that 16.1 million employees would miss work on the Monday after the Super Bowl.
Additionally, about half of all employees surveyed said that their employer was pre-planning for a large number of absences after the big game.
Another potential option would be to push the Super Bowl back to late February before President’s Day, which falls on the third Monday of the month every year.
In that way, a built-in holiday could help reduce workplace absences after the Super Bowl.
In fact, 64 percent of those surveyed by the Workplace Institute favor moving the game to the Sunday before Presidents’ Day.
This year’s Super Bowl is scheduled for Sunday, February 12, when the AFC champion Kansas City Chiefs take on the NFC champion Philadelphia Eagles in Glendale, Arizona.
State Senator London Lamar and Rep. Joe Towns Jr. have sponsored versions of the bill in both houses of the Tennessee General Assembly (pictured)