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Federal Holidays - 2008
Federal law (5 U.S.C. 6103(a)) 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 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). |
Date Observed
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Federal Holiday
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Notes |
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Tues., January 1, 2008 |
New Year's Day (2007) |
January 1 |
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Mon., January 21 |
Martin Luther King, Jr's Birthday
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3rd Monday in January |
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Mon., February 18 |
Washington's Birthday (President's Day)
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3rd Monday in February |
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Mon., May 26 |
Memorial Day |
Last Monday in May |
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Fri., July 4 |
Independence Day |
July 4 |
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Mon., September 1 |
Labor Day |
1st Monday in September |
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Mon., October 13 |
Columbus Day |
2nd Monday in October |
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Tues., November 11 |
Veteran's Day |
November 11 |
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Thurs., November 27 |
Thanksgiving Day |
4th Thursday in November |
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Thurs., December 25 |
Christmas Day |
December 25 |
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Thurs., January 1, 2009 |
New Year's Day (2008) |
January 1 |
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