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Legal Holidays in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
The following is a list of legal holidays and the dates on which they will be observed for calendar years 2008, 2009, and 2010. |
| Legal Holidays New Year’s Day Martin Luther King Day President’s Day Evacuation Day (Suffolk County) Patriots’ Day Memorial Day Bunker Hill Day (Suffolk County) Independence Day Labor Day Columbus Day Veterans’ Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day |
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| * Under the provisions of Chapter 4, Section 7, Clause Eighteen, legal holidays that fall on a Saturday shall be observed on that day. All offices under the jurisdiction of any department of state government shall be open to the public for business on the Friday preceding any Saturday holiday. However, as many employees as possible should be given that Friday off. Employees assigned to work shall be given an additional day off as the law and applicable collective bargaining agreements allow. Whenever possible, the following Monday shall be used as the alternative day off. |
Chapter 30, Section 24A provides for the action to be taken in the case of persons employed by the Commonwealth when any legal holiday falls on a Saturday. In addition, Section 11 of the management and confidential employee rules governing paid leave and other benefits and Collective Bargaining Agreements currently in effect cover this subject. |
**A legal holiday shall be observed on the day following when said holiday should occur on Sunday (Chapter 4, Section 7, Clause Eighteen). |
Last Updated On: 4/15/08
