Some public holidays do not take place every year, for example every four years. A four-year leave takes place every four years once a year. States and private companies are not required to respect federal holidays, but most state and local governments, as well as many private businesses, are also closed on those days. As an employer, you do not have to give your employees a federal vacation unless you are a financial institution or a government institution. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average full-time employee receives about 7.6 days of paid vacation per year. If you are drafting a paid leave policy or managing power take-off requests, consider this list of 2021 federal holidays, government offices and banks are closed in accordance with these holidays. Since the U.S. has considered these specific days to be federal holidays, it encourages other businesses to close as well so that compliance with that particular holiday can be experienced by everyone. One thing to note is that some federal holidays are on the same date each year, while others will be on the same day but on a different date.

For example, Thanksgiving Day is always the fourth Thursday in November. For example, Muslim employees may want a break to celebrate the withers of their 2 main religious holidays: Eid Al-Fitr and Eid Al-Adha. To account for this, many employers offer a floating day off where an employee is entitled to all days off that can be used to celebrate their religious holidays. If New Year`s Day falls on a Saturday, the day before is celebrated as a federal holiday. This will happen on January 1, 2022. This year, January will have only one public holiday and the previous December will have a public holiday on December 31, 2021. In 2023, January 1 is a Sunday, so the holiday is celebrated on January 2. There are no federal holidays in April. The longest gap without a federal holiday is between Washington`s birthday in February and Memorial Day at the end of May. It`s a little over 3 months between holidays. That said, just because it`s not an obligation for employers to give employees vacation or pay for every free time, there`s a reason most employers offer it as a benefit to employees.

Free time can be used to keep employees happy, productive and satisfied. In today`s war for talent, it has become more important than ever to do so. Note: Federal holidays must not be religious. Christmas is the only federal holiday that is directly related to a religion. There have been objections to this in the past, but changes are unlikely. While not mandatory, there are many benefits for employers to offer paid leave to employees on federal holidays. The most important thing is that it helps attract and retain top talent and contributes to job satisfaction. It can offer more good than harm, and all it takes to adapt is a little looking and planning ahead.

Juneteenth, also called Juneteenth Independence Day, Emancipation Day and Freedom Day, celebrates the end of slavery in America. It became a federal holiday in June 2021. Use the links below to download or print holiday tables. The calendar link can be used to import federal holidays into all popular calendar programs such as Microsoft Outlook, Apple Calendar, and Google Calendar. You can use the JSON or XML link to add federal holidays to your website or application. In years when January 1 (New Year`s Day) falls on a Saturday, the holiday is celebrated the day before (December 31). Therefore, December 2021 will have two federal holidays. So what are the federal holidays? Take a look at the 12 public holidays below. This holiday honors Christopher Columbus. In some places across the United States, this holiday is used instead to celebrate Indigenous peoples.

Columbus Day is one of two federal holidays where the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) does not close. Inauguration Day is the only federal holiday that takes place every four years. It marks the swearing-in of a new President and Vice President of the United States. When a president is re-elected, inauguration day celebrates the president`s second term. As an employer, the most important holidays of 2021 that you should know about will be federal holidays. Federal holidays are statutory holidays (5 U.S.C. 6103). If you are an employer, it is important to know what these federal holidays are.

This way, you can prepare your business and offer your employees competitive free time for the holidays. Read on to learn more about federal holidays and the benefits of observing them in your business. If your company respects federal holidays (or other holidays), be sure to list them in your employee handbook. Offering vacation pay is not necessary to comply with federal laws. However, offering paid vacation for vacation or premium vacation pay can give your business a competitive edge. You can use this API feed to add federal holidays to your website or app. Please give FederalPay.org appropriate notice by linking to this page.