| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, December 30, 1997 |
CONTACT: Bruce Milhans (202) 606-1800 bjmilhan@opm.gov |
--Media Advisory--
Washington, D.C. -- The U.S. Office of Personnel Management offers this list of federal holidays for calendar year 1998 for your reference and use in reporting on the federal community during the coming year. It contains all 10 dates that are official holidays for Executive Branch employees.
| New Years Day | Thursday, January 1 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr., Birthday | Monday, January 19 |
| Washington's Birthday | Monday, February 16 |
| Memorial Day | Monday, May 25 |
| Independence Day | Friday, July 3* |
| Labor Day | Monday, September 7 |
| Columbus Day | Monday, October 12 |
| Veterans Day | Wednesday, November 11 |
| Thanksgiving Day | Thursday, November 26 |
| Christmas Day | Friday, December 25 |
* July 4, 1998, falls on a Saturday. Under 5 United States Code (U.S.C.) 6103(b)(1), if a holiday falls on Saturday, the Friday immediately before is the legal holiday for employees whose basic workweek is Monday through Friday. For employees who do not have Monday through Friday workweeks, holidays are determined in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 6103(b)(2) and (d) and Executive Order 11582 of February 11, 1971.
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