2012 Calendar |
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2012 Calendar |
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Federal law establishes the following public holidays. Note that most 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).
| Monday, January 2 * | New Year's Day |
| Monday, January 16 | Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. |
| Monday, February 20 ** | Washington's Birthday |
| Monday, May 28 | Memorial Day |
| Wednesday, July 4 | Independence Day |
| Monday, September 3 | Labor Day |
| Monday, October 8 | Columbus Day |
| Monday, November 12 *** | Veterans Day |
| Thursday, November 22 | Thanksgiving Day |
| Tuesday, December 25 | Christmas Day |
* January 1, 2012 (the legal public holiday for New Year's Day), falls on a Sunday. For most employees, Monday, January 2, will be treated as a holiday. (See section 3(a) of Executive order 11582, 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. Though other institutions such as state and local governments may use other names.
*** November 11, 2012 (the legal public holiday for Veterans Day), falls on a Sunday. For most employees, Monday, November 12, will be treated as a holiday. (See section 3(a) of Executive order 11582, February 11, 1971.)
For more infotmation visit: The U,S, Office of Personnel Management