No, Good Friday and Easter Monday are not federal holidays. Not all federal holidays are religious (except Christmas). Note: The New York Stock Exchange is closed on Good Friday. As an employer, the most important holidays you need to know about are holidays. These are statutory holidays (5 U.S.C. 6103). If you`re designing a paid recreation policy or handling PTO requests, consider this list of 2020 federal holidays that have eleven annual federal holidays in the United States on the schedule set by the U.S. Congress. Unlike many other countries, there are no “national holidays” in the United States because Congress has only the constitutional authority to create holidays for federal institutions. Most federal holidays are also celebrated as statutory holidays. Because on public holidays, government offices and banks are closed, which severely affects some businesses.

Because the U.S. has considered these specific days as federal holidays, it encourages other businesses to close as well so that observance of that particular holiday can be experienced for all. As an employer, you are not required to grant federal holidays to employees unless you are a financial institution or government entity. ** If a public holiday falls on a Saturday, the previous Friday is considered a public holiday for salary and public holiday purposes for most federal employees. (See 5 U.S.C. 6103(b).) When a public holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday is considered a statutory holiday for pay and vacation purposes for most federal employees. (See Section 3(a) of E.O. 11582 of 11. February 1971.) See also our Federal Holidays – Fact Sheet on the determination “in place” in www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/work-schedules/fact-sheets/Federal-Holidays-In-Lieu-Of-Determination. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is the third Monday in January every year. For example, in 2020, Martin Luther King Jr.

The day falls on January 20. Employees must submit a written request for schedule changes. The application must indicate that the schedule adjustment applies to a religious holiday and when the weather will be made up. Supervisors must authorize religious leave unless the modified schedule “interferes with the effective accomplishment of the organization`s objects.” † If a holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, most employees observe the holiday on the previous Friday or the following Monday (5 U.S.C. 6103(b) and Executive Order 11582-3(a)). No, the day after Thanksgiving (often referred to as Black Friday) is not a federal holiday. Federal employees must use the accumulated personal time to take the day after Thanksgiving if they want to take time off. Note: The New York Stock Exchange monitors a shortened trading day the day after Thanksgiving, closing at 1:30 p.m.

instead of the usual 4:00 p.m. For work performed during the regular leave, the employee receives 200% of his or her regular wages for that day for the first eight hours [(daily rate + COLA) x 200%]; ** July 4, 2020 (Independence Day holiday) falls on a Saturday. For most federal employees, Friday, July 3 is considered a statutory holiday for pay and vacation purposes. (See 5 U.S.C. 6103(b).) In addition to the eleven annual federal holidays, Inauguration Day is a twelfth holiday celebrated by Congress every four years on September 20. This is a U.S. presidential election in the United States. It is only observed by government employees in Washington DC and the border counties of Maryland and Virginia. Thanksgiving Day is the fourth Thursday in November every year. It is originally a harvest festival and has become a public holiday. Inauguration Day, January 20, 2017, falls on a Friday.

An employee who works in the District of Columbia, Montgomery or Prince George County in Maryland, Arlington or Fairfax counties in Virginia, or in the cities of Alexandria or Fairfax, Virginia, and who must work regularly on the opening day without overtime, is entitled to a leave of absence. (See 5 U.S.C. 6103(c).) There is no replacement leave for employees who do not work regularly on inauguration day./p> This holiday commemorates the Declaration of Independence and Liberty in the United States. There is only one federal holiday in October: Columbus Day. Columbus Day takes place on the second Monday of October, between October 8 and 14. Yes, if a federal employee is required to work regularly on a federal holiday, they will receive paid leave. If an employee is classified as “essential” and cannot go on vacation, they will receive a bonus. Members are paid by salary and receive the same amount whether they work 365 days a year or 2. The U.S. government determines and requires that certain organizations be closed on holidays. In addition to federal holidays, each state and local jurisdiction may establish its own legal calendar.