Holidays

The Federal Government provides employees with nine paid holidays each year. Private sector employees may provide holidays off or holiday pay for working on a holiday, but they are not required to pay you extra for time worked on a holiday or to give you the day off from work.

The Federal Government provides federal government employees with nine paid holidays each year. Here is the 2011 holiday calendar, including a list of federal holidays and the dates they are observed.

The Federal Government provides federal government employees with nine paid holidays each year. Here is the 2012 holiday calendar, including a list of federal holidays and the dates they are observed.

The Federal Government provides federal government employees with nine paid holidays each year. Here is the 2013 holiday calendar, including a list of federal holidays and the dates they are observed.

The Federal Government provides federal government employees with nine paid holidays each year. Here is the 2014 holiday calendar, including a list of federal holidays and the dates they are observed.

The Federal Government provides federal government employees with nine paid holidays each year. Here is the 2015 holiday calendar, including a list of federal holidays and the dates they are observed.

The Federal Government provides federal government employees with nine paid holidays each year. Here is the 2016 holiday calendar, including a list of federal holidays and the dates they are observed.

Holiday pay is pay for holidays, like Christmas Day, or other time not worked (like vacation) when a business may be closed or the employee is permitted to take time off from work.