Created by FindLaw`s team of writers and legal writers| Last updated June 20, 2016 Federal employees and bank employees are generally paid for these days off. Teachers, students and state employees usually have these days off. However, whether your private employer grants you the day off is at their discretion. In many industries, such as restaurants and retail, federal holidays are among the busiest days of the year because everyone has their customers on leave. If you have to work on one of the federal holidays, your employer may offer vacation pay to motivate employees not to take the day without pay. If a federal holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, employers may grant employees a day off on the previous Friday or the following Monday. Below is a list of federal holidays and their dates: The following table lists the recognized holidays in the State of Georgia. See FindLaw`s compensation and hours laws for related articles and resources. Some states have holidays that are unique to this state, and Georgia is no exception. Just like public holidays, government and bank employees can get a day off. School employees may also have a paid day off, and private sector employees may receive vacation pay depending on the size of the holiday celebrations. This is a list of public holidays in Georgia celebrated annually.
Some holidays are celebrated across the country, including New Year`s Day, Labor Day and Thanksgiving. But states are free to enact additional public holidays — days on which workers must receive extra pay — that reflect their unique culture. Georgia`s public holiday laws celebrate Confederate Memorial Day and Robert E. Lee`s birthday, in addition to the birthday of civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. If you want to learn more about how federal and state holidays affect your pay and paid time off, you should talk to a local labor lawyer. Depending on your employer and your employment contract, you may have a claim against your employer for retroactive payment or wrongful termination if you were not paid for a federal or state holiday, or if you were fired because you took a day off. There are many labor lawyers throughout Georgia who may be able to help. According to O.C.G.A. § 1-4-1 is below the list of holidays where the capital and state authorities are closed: Learn more about FindLaw`s newsletters, including our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. The email address cannot be subscribed. Please try again. This website is protected by reCAPTCHA and Google`s privacy policy and terms of service apply.
