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In this scenario, the January 21st Inauguration Day holiday will fall on the same day as the holiday for the Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., which falls on the 3rd Monday in January. No additional holiday is provided in this scenario; employees will receive a holiday under the normal rules that apply to the Birthday of Martin Luther King What Are The Federally Recognized Holidays In The United States? There are 11 federally-recognized holidays in the United States. According to the U.S. Office of Human Resources Management, these holidays are: New Year’s Day: January 1; Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday: Third Monday in January; Washington’s Birthday: Third Monday in (See 5 U.S.C. 6103(c).) For Federal employees who work in the District of Columbia, Montgomery or Prince George's Counties in Maryland, Arlington or Fairfax Counties in Virginia, or the cities of Alexandria or Fairfax in Virginia, Inauguration Day is observed concurrently with the Martin Luther King, Jr., holiday. The federal government provides employees with 11 paid holidays each year. Inauguration Day is a federal holiday every four years. Private sector employers may provide these holidays off with or without pay. They may also utilize a higher pay rate for working on a holiday, but they are not necessarily required to offer any of these options. Many private-sector employees will also receive paid time off or special holiday pay on Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is celebration of civil rights champion Martin Luther King, Jr. It is celebrated every third Monday of January, and has been a federal holiday since 1983. Normally this means federal employees in the Washington, DC area get an extra paid holiday, but this year, Inauguration Day falls on Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday, so there is only one paid federal holiday that day in 2025, even for DC area federal employees scheduled to work on Monday, January 20, 2025. The Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. federal holiday January 20 will be treated for pay and benefits purposes as a regular holiday, even though this year that date is also Inauguration Day, OPM 6103 (Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. - 3rd Monday in January), no additional holiday is provided. In this case, employees will receive a holiday under the normal rules that apply to the Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., holiday. If January 20. th . falls on a Saturday, Inauguration Day is observed on the Saturday. There is no Typically, government offices are closed for business, and federal employees are given the day off with pay. These holidays are established by law, and most offices, banks, and schools close in observance. The following are designated federal holidays: New Year’s Day (January 1) Martin Luther King Jr. Day (third Monday in January) The Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday occurs on Monday, January 20, 2025. The payroll processing schedule for Pay Period ‘P’ is normal.. To be paid for the holiday, USPS, A&P, Executive Service (AEX), and Faculty employees should be in pay status (either working or on approved leave) for at least a portion of the scheduled workday before the holiday. The Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday occurs on Monday, January 20, 2025. The payroll processing schedule for Pay Period ‘P’ is normal.. To be paid for the holiday, USPS, A&P, Executive Service (AEX), and Faculty employees should be in pay status (either working or on approved leave) for at least a portion of the scheduled workday before the holiday. However, private businesses are not required to either 1) allow workers to take the day off or 2) pay workers for not working on Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday. Employees may be entitled to paid or unpaid holiday leave on Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday if their employer has established a policy or practice of doing so. We only get holiday pay for the 6 major holidays. 4th of July, Memorial Day, Labor Day, New Years, Christmas, and Thanksgiving. Many people expect holiday pay for Easter, but we don't get it. Reply reply PAID Holidays: Paid Holidays are days for which an eligible employee receives a regular day's pay, but is not required to perform work. If an employee works on a day listed as a paid holiday, this remuneration is in addition to payment of the required prevailing rate for the work actually performed. Often, when state employees are required to work on Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday they will be paid holiday pay such as one and one half their regular rate of pay. Also, Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday is usually celebrated by the State on a Monday if January 15 does not fall on a Monday. For federal employees near Washington, D.C., the upcoming Inauguration Day will look a little different, since the Jan. 20 federal holiday coincides with another federal holiday: Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Even though Inauguration Day and MLK Day are two separate federal holidays, they fall on the same day this year. Today, for the first time, UPS Teamsters are celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a paid union holiday. Although MLK Day was established as a federal holiday in 1983, UPS refused to respect the holiday for 41 years–until Teamster members took action. Organizing for Teamster employers to recognize MLK Day has been a long-time TDU campaign. There are eleven mandated holidays: New Year’s Day, January 1; Martin Luther King’s Birthday, the third Monday in January; Washington’s and Lincoln’s Birthday, the third Monday in February; Memorial Day, the last Monday in May; Juneteenth, June 19; Independence Day, July 4; Labor Day, the first Monday in September Holiday Pay is not the same as Holiday Premium Pay which is time and a half for working on a recognized holiday. Holiday Pay is receiving 8 hours of pay whether you work or not on the holiday. Thanksgiving & Christmas are holidays that eligible TMs are able to receive Holiday Pay and Holiday Premium Pay of they work on the holiday. California observes the official federal holidays which are New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day as well as days celebrating birthdays or notable people including Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Lincoln’s and Washington’s Birthdays, and Cesar Chavez Day. As in many states, California employers
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