I periodically get questions about the extent to which different holidays are observed by most employers, so I thought I'd share this information which comes via BLR's 2010 Survey of Paid Time Off Practices.
The survey finds that the (approximately 2,000) respondents almost universally (all 90%+) observe the standard six U.S. holidays: New Years Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
And here's the rundown of the rest, in calendar year order and featuring the percentages of companies which observe each one indicated, including the particular date observed for 2010:
Friday, January 1, 2010 (New Year's Day) - 93%
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - 26%
Lincoln's Birthday - 2%
Washington's Birthday/President's Day - 30%
Good Friday - 24%
Memorial Day - 94%
Independence Day (observed Monday, July 5) - 94%
Labor Day - 94%
Rosh Hashanah - 1%
Yom Kippur - 1%
Columbus Day - 12%
Election Day - 1%
Veterans Day - 15%
Thanksgiving - 96%
Friday after Thanksgiving - 64%
Friday, December 24, 2010 (Christmas observed) - 84%
Employee's birthday - 7%
Other special day/floating holiday - 36%
Happy holiday observance to you!
Image: Creative Commons Photo "Happy 4th of July: The American Flag in Fireworks" by Beverly & Pack
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