2009 Federal Holidays

Federal law (5 U.S.C. 6103) 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).

Thursday, January 1------- New Year’s Day
Monday, January 19------- Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Monday, February 16------ Washington’s Birthday
Monday, May 25----------- Memorial Day
Friday, July 3---------------- Independence Day
Monday, September 7------- Labor Day
Monday, October 12--------- Columbus Day
Wednesday, November 11--- Veterans Day
Thursday, November 26---- Thanksgiving Day
Friday, December 25-------- Christmas Day