Federal Holiday

In the United States, a Federal holiday is a holiday for which federal workers are excused from work. The ten currently recognized Federal holidays are:

• New Year's Day
• Inauguration Day (for certain workers)
• Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr
• Washington's Birthday
• Memorial Day
• Independence Day
• Labor Day
• Columbus Day
• Veterans Day
• Thanksgiving Day
• Christmas Day

No law compels state or private employers to honor these holidays, but most of them are commonly granted as days off to state or private employees nonetheless.

The UK equivalent is a Bank Holiday. The Canadian equivalent is a Statutory Holiday.

External links

• Official list of 2002 federal holidays