Another Holiday Coming for Federal Employees?
It appears federal employees will soon have another paid holiday.
Holidays
New Benefit: Quietly Creating New Federal Employee Holiday (#12)
The House has passed a bill that would create a new national holiday (and a new federal employee holiday) starting in 2022.
Celebrating George Washington’s Birthday
Monday is a holiday: “[T]o insure a minimum of five regularly recurring 3-day weekends each year for Federal employees.” Here is how this holiday evolved.
DC Area Federal Employees Encouraged to Telework Starting Today
OPM is encouraging federal employees in the Washington, DC area to telework or use leave in anticipation of Inauguration Day activities.
OPM Issues Pay and Leave Guidance for Christmas Eve Holiday
OPM has issued pay and leave guidance for the 2020 Christmas Eve holiday.
Feds in DC: Five Days Off With One Day of Leave
Many federal employees in the Washington, DC area will have two holidays in one week in January 2021.
President Trump Gives Federal Employees a Four Day Christmas Weekend
President Trump has signed an Executive Order giving most federal employees an extra day off on Christmas Eve.
Extra Time Off for Federal Employees on Christmas Eve?
Will President Trump give federal employees extra time off at Christmas? There is a precedent for it.
Federal Employees Named in Debate Over Juneteenth Holiday
One Senator has specifically mentioned federal employees in a proposed compromise to make Juneteenth a federal holiday.
