Here's when and what to know about upcoming paid federal holidays in 2025 and 2026. Independence Day is a federal holiday which means government offices, banks, school and the stock market will be ...

This year, Labor Day will be earlier, right on Monday, Sept. 1. The federal holiday is celebrated every year on the first ...

Knowing which holidays are officially recognized by the government can save you from surprise work calls or closed stores. While the 4th of July is a no-brainer, Memorial Day sometimes causes ...

Since taking office in January, the Trump administration has sought to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion practices in the federal government, corporate America and college campuses.

On the flip side, if a state does not recognize Juneteenth as a state holiday, state government-mandated institutions, like city hall or the DMV, may remain open on June 19, even though federal ...

That county’s government and court offices will observe the holiday on June 20 this year to facilitate a three-day weekend. The county last year moved the Juneteenth holiday to two days earlier ...

Juneteenth, first declared a federal holiday in 2021, has a history stretching back to Civil War-era America but rose in popularity in the months after the 2020 racial justice protests across the ...

Juneteenth is a federal holiday that honors June 19, 1865, when enslaved people in Texas were set free. The order for the state came about two and a half years after the 1862 Emancipation ...