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Paid holidays are not required in the United States by any government regulations. This is because the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) does not require an employer to pay employees for time that they do not work, such as for vacations or holidays.

Paid Holiday Averages in the United States

Employees in the US receive an average of 7.6 paid holidays, according to The Bureau of Labor Statistics in the category "all full-time employees." Professional and technical employees average 8.5 paid holidays. Clerical and sales employees average 7.7 paid holidays. Blue collar and service employees have, on average, 7.0 paid holidays.

A 2016 study of paid time off by the WorldatWork Association found that nine paid holidays was the norm in the United States.

Private Sector Paid Holiday Schedule in the U.S.

These are the most common paid holidays in a private sector organization's paid holiday schedule. They will vary by the company based on the needs of the employees and the needs of the business.

For example, even companies that offer these paid holidays may have jobs that must work on the holidays. This is a necessity, or in some cases, a choice for profitability, in industries that serve customers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and 365 days a year.

These jobs include manufacturing when capacity and customer demand requires more hours; direct patient healthcare services including nursing, emergency room services, hospital food services, custodial services, and more; open retail establishments; restaurants; gas stations; drug stores; convenience stores; some technical and customer support positions; and grocery stores. 

Other services require employees on-call such as physician's offices, telephone services, electricity providing utilities, snow removal workers, and so forth. These people may have to depend on a fair on-call schedule to get to plan celebrations on otherwise paid holidays.

Usual Paid Holidays

• New Year's Day,
• Easter,
• Memorial Day,
• Independence Day (4th of July),
• Labor Day,
• Thanksgiving Day,
• Friday after Thanksgiving, and
• Christmas Day.

Additionally, some organizations add several of these days to their paid holiday schedule. This depends on regional differences and the input of employee feedback over time.

• Washington's Birthday or President's Day,
• Good Friday,
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday,
• Veterans' Day,
• "Columbus Day" (also observed as Indigenous Peoples Day), and/or
• Christmas Eve, and/or New Year's Eve.

Another commonly paid holiday option is a floating holiday or two in which the employee determines the day to take off as part of his or her paid holiday schedule. These are offered so that, for example, employees with various religious and cultural celebrations and memorials and employees who wish to extend paid holiday weekends, have more options.

Knowing what your employees want is the key to creating a successful employee paid holiday schedule.

Federal Paid Holiday Schedule in the U.S.

Federal law (5 U.S.C. 6103) establishes the following holiday schedule for Federal employees. According to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, "most Federal employees work on a Monday through Friday schedule.

This law also designates the names of paid holidays such as Washington's Birthday. Many public sector organizations, local and state governments, and so forth, base their holiday schedule on the Federal holiday schedule.

In the U.S., this is the Federal paid holiday schedule.

• New Year’s Day,
• Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.,
• Washington’s Birthday,
• Memorial Day,
• Independence Day (July 4),
• Labor Day,
• "Columbus Day" (also observed as Indigenous Peoples Day),
• Veterans Day,
• Thanksgiving Day, and
• Christmas Day.

Now that you know the normal and typical paid holiday schedules in the U.S., how does yours compare or how is your outlook affected by knowing what other employers offer?

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Liquor stores: Open.

Supermarkets: Open.

Convenience stores: Open.

Taverns, bars: Open.

Banks: Closed.

Stock market: Closed.

Municipal, state, and federal offices: Closed.

Libraries: Closed.

Schools: Closed.

Mail: Post offices closed; express delivery only.

MBTA: Subways and buses on Saturday schedule. Commuter rail on weekend schedule. Hingham and Charlestown commuter boats on weekday schedule. The Ride on a Saturday schedule. For more information, call 617-222-3200.

Boston traffic rules: Meters not enforced. All other parking rules apply.

Trash/recycling collection: The following neighborhoods will have trash or recycling pickup delayed a day: Allston/Brighton, Dorchester, East Boston, Jamaica Plain, Mattapan, Roslindale, West Roxbury, and Hyde Park. No delays in Back Bay, Bay Village, Beacon Hill, Charlestown, Chinatown, Fenway, Leather District, Mission Hill, North End, Roxbury, South Boston, and the South End. Jamaica Plain residents, whose trash is collected twice a week, will not be affected.

More about Federal Holidays

In addition to the eleven annual federal holidays, Inauguration Day is a twelfth holiday designated by Congress for observance every four years on January 20 following a U.S. presidential election. It is only observed by government employees in Washington D.C. and the border counties of Maryland and Virginia.

Though not technically accurate, U.S. federal holidays are often referred to as "public holidays" or "legal holidays" because of their wide spread observance. Bank holidays are usually the same as federal holidays since most banks follow the holiday calendar of the U.S. Federal Reserve. They tend to use the modern President’s Day for the observance of George Washington’s Birthday.

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Official Dates

Some Federal Holidays repeatedly fall on the same date every year, while others fall on the same day of the week every year.

HOLIDAY SCHEDULE

LINCOLN’S BIRTHDAY, FEB. 12

City, town and village halls: Some closed; check with municipality.

County offices: Closed.

State offices: Regular schedule.

Post offices: Regular schedule.

Banks: Regular schedule.

Metro-North: www.mta.info.

Amtrak: Call 800-872-7245.

City Bus: Regular schedule.

LOOP Bus: Regular service.

Dutchess County and city courts: Closed.

HOLIDAY SCHEDULE

PRESIDENTS DAY, FEB. 15

City, town and village halls: Closed.

County offices: Closed.

State offices: Closed.

Post offices: Closed.

Banks: Closed.

Metro-North: www.mta.info.

Amtrak: Call 800-872-7245.

City Bus: Saturday schedule.

LOOP Bus: Regular service.

Dutchess County and city courts: Closed.

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