At 05:10 PM 5/24/01 +0200 J. van Baardwijk wrote:
>So, to start yet another discussion on this already high-volume list:
>should we still give everyone the day off on Christian holidays only, or
>make those days normal working days, and let everyone take the day off on
>the religious holidays that go with their own religion?
In the United States, the Federal Government does not give employees time
off for religious holidays - unless you declare a religious objection to
working on a certain day (which is a process that is far more hassle than
it is worth, since we all have plenty of vacation days.)
Federal Holidays:
New Year's Day
Presidential Inauguration Day (For DC Area Employees - when Inauguration
falls on a Weekday)
Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday
President's Day
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Columbus Day
Thanksgiving
Christmas
Presidential Remembrance (DC Area? Federal Employees, by tradition, are
given a day off to commemorate the passing of a sitting or former President)
But wait, isn't Christmas on that list?
Yes.
The US Supreme Court has ruled that two holidays are celebrated on December
25th. One is a secular holiday about Santa Claus, Evergreen Trees, Silver
Bells, Charity, Gifts, Stockings, etc. The other is a religous observance.
JDG
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to check each other." -Andrew Sullivan 01/29/01
