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2000 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). |
| Friday, December 31,
1999* |
New Year's Day |
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| Monday, January 17 |
Birthday of Martin Luther
King, Jr. |
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| Monday, February 21 |
Washington's Birthday |
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| Monday, May 29 |
Memorial Day |
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| Tuesday, July 4 |
Independence Day |
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| Monday, September 4 |
Labor Day |
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| Monday, October 9 |
Columbus Day |
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| Friday, November 10* |
Veterans Day |
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| Thursday, November 23 |
Thanksgiving Day |
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| Monday, December 25 |
Christmas Day |
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* January 1, 2000, and
November 11, 2000 (the legal public holidays for New Year's Day
and Veterans Day, respectively), both fall on a Saturday. Under 5
U.S.C. 6103(b)(1), if a holiday falls on Saturday, the Friday
immediately before is the legal holiday for employees whose basic
workweek is Monday through Friday. For employees who do not have
Monday through Friday workweeks, holidays are determined in
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 6103(b)(2), (b)(3), and (d) and
Executive Order 11582 of February 11, 1971.
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.
Federal
Holidays Home Page
Page Updated 11 October 2002
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