Such employees are expected to work at their temporary duty site outside of the Inauguration Day area. Employees who are in travel status away from the Inauguration Day Area on Inauguration Day will not receive the holiday, even if their official worksites are in the Inauguration Day area.See guidance provided in the OPM memorandum issued in connection with the January 20, 2021, Inauguration Day holiday.) (Note: This generally applicable policy has been modified for the January 20, 2021, Inauguration Day, since COVID-19 is preventing many employees from working in the Inauguration Day area who would have otherwise worked in that area. Such employees are expected to telework or request leave for the day. Employees who are scheduled to telework at locations outside the Inauguration Day Area on Inauguration Day will not receive the holiday, even if their official worksites are in the Inauguration Day area.There is no 'in lieu of' holiday when Inauguration Day falls on a nonwork day. Employees in the Inauguration Day Area who are not otherwise scheduled to work on Inauguration Day will not receive the holiday or an 'in lieu of' holiday.Accordingly, there are circumstances where employees are not entitled to the Inauguration Day holiday: Thus, the holiday is limited to employees 'employed in' (i.e., scheduled to work in) the Inauguration Day Area. The Inauguration Day holiday is provided for the purposes of reducing traffic and facilitating local attendance at the inauguration ceremony. the cities of Alexandria, Falls Church, and Fairfax in Virginia.Arlington and Fairfax Counties in Virginia and.Montgomery and Prince Georges Counties in Maryland.6103(c)) (i.e., following a Presidential election)-if they would be otherwise scheduled to work on Inauguration Day within the 'Inauguration Day Area.' The 'Inauguration Day Area' is defined as: Thanksgiving Day (Fourth Thursday in November).įederal employees in the Washington, DC, area are entitled to a holiday on the day a President is inaugurated on January 20th (except as explained below) for each fourth year after 1965 (see 5 U.S.C.Columbus Day (Second Monday in October).Juneteenth National Independence Day (June 19).Washington's Birthday (Third Monday in February).(See 5 CFR 340.401(b) the definitions of 'holiday work,' 'regularly scheduled administrative workweek,' and 'tour of duty' in 5 CFR 550.103 and 5 CFR 550.131.) Designation of Holidays Holidays for Federal Employees Note 2: Employees with an intermittent work schedule are not entitled to paid holiday time off or holiday premium pay. 5545b are not entitled to paid holiday time off or holiday premium pay. 5545(c)(1) and firefighters who are covered by the special pay provisions of 5 U.S.C. Note 1: Employees who receive annual premium pay for standby duty under 5 U.S.C. This fact sheet applies to employees who are covered by the holiday and premium pay provisions in title 5, United States Code. Most Federal employees are entitled to holiday premium pay when they are required to work during designated holiday hours. 6103(a)) or 'in lieu of' holidays, as applicable Presidential Inauguration Day, where applicable (specific to the Washington, DC, area) and Federal holidays declared by Executive order, which are treated as holidays for pay and leave purposes. Designated holidays include official Federal holidays (5 U.S.C. Most Federal employees are entitled to paid holiday time off when excused from duty on a designated holiday. Voluntary Separation Incentive Paymentsįact Sheet: Federal Holidays - Work Schedules and Pay Introduction.Training Program Management Toggle submenu.Snow & Dismissal Procedures Toggle submenu.Presidential Rank Awards Toggle submenu.Senior Executive Service Toggle submenu.Recruitment, Relocation & Retention Incentives.Federal Labor-Management Information System.Labor-Management Relations Toggle submenu.Federal Workforce Priorities Report (FWPR).Human Capital Management Toggle submenu.Frequently Asked Questions for Hybrid Work Environment.Selective Placement Program Coordinator.Data, Analysis & Documentation Toggle submenu.General Schedule Qualification Standards.General Schedule Qualification Policies.Classifying Federal Wage System Positions.

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