Federal law (5 U.S.C.
6103) establishes the following public holidays
for Federal employees.
Please note that most
Federal employees work on a Monday through
Friday schedule.
For these employees,
when a holiday falls on a non-workday --
Saturday or Sunday --
the holiday usually is
observed on Monday (if the holiday falls on
Sunday)
or Friday (if the
holiday falls on Saturday).
| Friday,
December 31, 2010* |
New Year’s
Day |
| Monday,
January 17 |
Birthday of
Martin Luther King, Jr. |
| Monday,
February 21** |
Washington’s Birthday |
| Monday, May
30 |
Memorial
Day |
| Monday,
July 4 |
Independence Day |
| Monday,
September 5 |
Labor Day |
| Monday,
October 10 |
Columbus
Day |
| Friday,
November 11 |
Veterans
Day |
| Thursday,
November 24 |
Thanksgiving Day |
| Monday,
December 26*** |
Christmas
Day |
|
* January
1, 2011 (the legal public holiday for
New Year’s Day), falls on a Saturday.
For most Federal employees, Friday,
December 31, 2010, will be treated as a
holiday for pay and leave purposes. (See
5 U.S.C. 6103(b).) |
|
** This
holiday is designated as "Washington’s
Birthday" in section 6103(a) of title 5
of the United States Code, which is the
law that specifies holidays for Federal
employees. Though other institutions
such as state and local governments and
private businesses may use other names,
it is our policy to always refer to
holidays by the names designated in the
law. |
|
***
December 25, 2011 (the legal public
holiday for Christmas Day), falls on a
Sunday. For most Federal employees,
Monday, December 26, will be treated as
a holiday for pay and leave purposes.
(See section 3(a) of Executive order
11582, February 11, 1971.) |