When a federal holiday falls on a Wednesday (e.g., July 4, 2007) do
businesses, banks and the Post Office close for a 3-day weekend?  If
so, when? Before or after?

Dear barbara53-ga;

Thank you for allowing me to answer your interesting question.

Federal law (5 U.S.C. 6103) establishes the public holidays for
Federal employees.  Federal employees typically work on a Monday
through Friday schedule so for these employees, when a holiday falls
on a non-workday (i.e. Saturday or Sunday) the holiday is observed on
Monday (if the holiday falls on Sunday) or Friday (if the holiday
falls on Saturday). Otherwise the employees get only the holiday off
and return to work on the following day.

On the week of July 4, 2007, for example, Federal employees will work
Monday (July 2) and Tuesday (July 3) be off for the holiday only on
Wednesday and will return to work Thursday (July 5) and Friday (July
6).

US OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
http://www.opm.gov/Fedhol/2007.asp

TITLE 5 
PART III
Subpart E
CHAPTER 61 
SUBCHAPTER I
§ 6103. Holidays
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode05/usc_sec_05_00006103----000-.html

However the law also includes the provision that for employees on a
compressed schedule the agency head may determine that it is necessary
to alter the schedule in order to prevent an adverse agency impact.

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