Mike;

Yours is not an easy task!

Unlike civilized nations of the world we have no National Holidays.

Try this link:

http://www3.kumc.edu/diversity/national/national.html

You see we have no time for holidays. It is all about work. Work, work, work!

The comment that each state designates holidays through the legislative process or by executive order is deceiving. Federal government employee’s holidays are established by the United States Congress. State employees holidays are established by the legislature of each state and vary. However, most important (if you are not a government employee) the company you work for will designate what holidays will be observed.

It has amazed me for decades to read the number of holidays and vacation that the British and Germans have (along with the rest of Europe) and they are more productive then we are.

I have stated this before and find it has humor. While in the United States Air Force our Base Commander signed the following order:

"December 25th will be recognized as Christmas Day, by order of the Base Commander".

You see, even the military has its own holidays! :)

Tom




>Hi All,
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>I need a listing of the US Legal paid Holidays. Just the Country wide ones. Not the state by state listing. I need to know the dates as well as what the rules are for moving the day should it fall on a weekend.
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>We have a program that automatically fills the Legal paid Holiday hours in the time sheets for our employees. It places 8 hours in a certain charge for all the observed Canadian days. But we just added 5 employees that will work out of a remote US office. And I've no idea what holidays are observed there. So If I could get a link to 1 page that would have this info, I'd apreciate the help. I need to write a procedure that will set these days yearly in the database.
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>TIA
>Mike