Date | Holiday |
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Monday, January 2, 2023* | New Year’s Day |
Monday, January 16 | Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. |
Monday, February 20** | Washington’s Birthday |
Monday, May 29 | Memorial Day |
Monday, June 19 | Juneteenth National Independence Day |
Tuesday, July 4 | Independence Day |
Monday, September 4 | Labor Day |
Monday, October 9 | Columbus Day |
Friday, November 10* | Veterans Day |
Thursday, Nov. 23 | Thanksgiving Day |
Monday, December 25 | Christmas Day |
*If a holiday falls on a Saturday, for most Federal employees, the preceding Friday will be treated as a holiday for pay and leave purposes. (See 5 U.S.C. 6103(b).) If a holiday falls on a Sunday, for most Federal employees, the following Monday will be treated as a holiday for pay and leave purposes. (See Section 3(a) of Executive Order 11582, February 11, 1971.) See also our Federal Holidays – “In Lieu Of” Determination Fact Sheet at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/work-schedules/fact-sheets/Federal-Holidays-In-Lieu-Of-Determination.
**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.
Per the U.S. Office of Personnel Management: “Federal law (5 U.S.C., § 6103) establishes [these] 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 nonworkday — Saturday or Sunday — the holiday usually is observed on Monday (if the holiday falls on Sunday) or Friday (if the holiday falls on Saturday).”