Holiday	Date
New Year’s Day	Friday, January 1
Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.	Monday, January 18
Washington’s Birthday	Monday, February 15*
Memorial Day	Monday, May 31
Independence Day	Monday, July 5**
Labor Day	Monday, September 6
Columbus Day	Monday, October 11
Veteran's Day	Thursday, November 11
Thanksgiving Day	Thursday, November 25
Christmas Day	Friday, December 24***

* 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.

** July 4, 2010 (the legal public holiday for Independence Day), falls on a Sunday. For most Federal employees, Monday, July 5, will be treated as a holiday for pay and leave purposes. (See section 3(a) of Executive order 11582, February 11, 1971.)

*** December 25, 2010 (the legal public holiday for Christmas Day), falls on a Saturday. For most Federal employees, Friday, December 24, will be treated as a holiday for pay and leave purposes. (See 5 U.S.C. 6103(b).)