2010 Holiday Calendar - 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).

Holiday	Date
New Year's Day	Monday, January 1, 2010
Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday	Monday, January 18, 2010
Washington's Birthday	Monday, February 15, 2010
Memorial Day	Monday, May 31, 2010
Independence Day	Wednesday, July 4 * (5th treated as holiday), 2010
Labor Day	Monday, September 3, 2010
Columbus Day	Monday, October 11, 2010
Veterans Day	Monday, November 11, 2010
Thanksgiving Day	Thursday, November 25, 2010
Christmas Day	Tuesday, December 25 * (24th treated as holiday), 2010

Distribution of Holiday Pay