Recognition of both holidays has been extended to all township employees, he added. Township Supervisor Bob Cannon said the township has been trying for years to include MLK Day in contract ...

Jr. There are also some great MLK Day of service projects to check out: Jan. 17-25: Activate Good's Dignity Week - While MLK Day is officially observed on the third Monday of January ...

Volunteers from Kaiser Permanente joined Pajaro Valley Shelter Services in Watsonville for a day of service, focusing on a ...

MLK Day is considered a federal holiday, so not only will schools and libraries be closed, most federal and state offices will be closed. All federal employees are paid even if they receive the ...

Most of the Monday closures are tied to MLK Day because it's a federal holiday. That said, Inauguration Day is also considered a holiday for federal employees in the Washington, D.C., area.

The purpose of the act, which became a law in 1968, was to increase the number of three-day weekends for federal employees. There will be no USPS mail delivery on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Yes, MLK Day is a holiday for federal employees. The holiday is observed on the third Monday of January annually. MLK Day celebrates the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. who advocated for ...