Top Posts of 2015
From an extra half day off on Christmas Eve to guidance on the new locality pay areas, here are the posts you read the most in 2015.
Holidays
Will Federal Employees Get Extra Time Off on New Year’s Eve?
Will federal employees get extra time off on New Year’s Eve? It is an unlikely scenario when one looks at historical precedent.
Four Hours of Extra Time for Christmas Eve: Generous or Average?
Which president has been the most generous with time off at Christmas? How do the 4 hours of extra time off this year compare with what has been done in the past when Christmas Eve falls on a Thursday?
Guidance From OPM on Extra Half Day Off on Christmas Eve
Most federal employees will have time off on the afternoon before Christmas. There are exceptions. This OPM memo explains some of the exceptions and why some employees may still be charged or lose some leave on the day before Christmas.
President Tells Federal Workers They Can Go Home Early on Christmas Eve
President Obama has issued an executive order granting federal workers an extra half day off on Christmas Eve.
2016 Federal Holidays
What paid holidays will federal employees get in 2016? Here is a list.
Holiday Pay Following a Day Off
I am a midnight shift employee. If I am off on Sunday night but work the night of the holiday (in this case Monday), do I get holiday pay being that I worked a part of the holiday?
President’s Day… or 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 and why this holiday came to be celebrated.
Merry Christmas to Federal Employees: Extra Paid Holiday Announced for Dec. 26
President Obama has issued an executive order giving federal employees an extra paid holiday on Friday, December 26.
4-Day Holiday Weekend for Federal Employees at Christmas
President Obama has issued an executive order giving federal employees an extra holiday this year on Friday, December 26.
