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Former President Barack Obama gave federal employees an extra day off but instead of Christmas Eve, December 26, 2014 was deemed a holiday. Former President George W. Bush also marked Dec. 24 as a ...
During President-elect Donald Trump's first term, he gifted federal employees Christmas Eve off in 2018, 2019 and 2020. Former President Barack Obama gave federal employees an extra day off during ...
The following holidays are observed by the majority of US businesses with paid time off: New Year's Day, New Year's Eve, [2] Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, the day after known as Black Friday, Christmas Eve and Christmas. There are also numerous holidays on the state and local level that are observed to varying degrees.
On these days non-essential U.S. federal government offices are closed and federal employees are paid for the day off. [1] Federal holidays are designated by the United States Congress in Title V of the United States Code (5 U.S.C. § 6103). [2]
Other federal holidays are less widely observed by businesses. Most federal holidays are celebrated on a Monday or Friday to create a three-day weekend. Christmas is the only religious holiday that is a federal holiday. Some businesses allow religious employees to take paid time off for religious observances.
This December, Christmas Day falls on a Sunday, so Social Security offices will be closed on Monday Dec. 26. In addition, New Year’s Eve falls on a Saturday, meaning all offices will be closed ...
These observances differ from federal holidays in that federal employees only receive a day free from work on holidays, not observances. Federal observances that are designated by Congress appear in Title 36 of the United States Code (36 U.S.C. § 101 et seq.). Below is a list of all observances so designated.
For federal employees and companies that observe federal holidays, only one of the two days is a scheduled federal holiday, guaranteeing a day off of work. There are 12 federal holidays on the ...