2007 Holidays

Holiday Observed on
Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday Monday, January 15, 2007
Washington's Birthday * Monday, February 19, 2007
Memorial Day Monday, May 28, 2007
Independence Day Wednesday, July 4, 2007
Labor Day Monday, September 3, 2007
Columbus Day Monday, October 8, 2007
Veterans Day** Monday, November 12, 2007
Thanksgiving Day Thursday, November 22, 2007
Christmas Day Monday, December 25, 2007
New Year’s Day Monday, January 1, 2007
   

* 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 for Federal employees. Though other institutions such as state and local governments and private businesses may use other names, it is our policy to always refer to holidays by the names designated in the law.

** November 11, 2007, (the legal public holiday for Veteran's Day) falls on a Sunday.  For most Federal employees, Monday, November 12, will be treated as a holiday for pay and leave purposes (See 5 U.S.C. 6103(b).)