{"id":6405,"date":"2020-11-06T15:54:02","date_gmt":"2020-11-06T15:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/massrods.com\/middlesexsouth\/?page_id=6405"},"modified":"2024-10-24T12:37:07","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T16:37:07","slug":"massachusetts-legal-holidays","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/massrods.com\/worcester\/massachusetts-legal-holidays\/","title":{"rendered":"Massachusetts Legal Holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Holiday<\/h4><\/th>


2024<\/h4><\/th>


2025<\/h4><\/th>


2026<\/h4><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>

New Year\u2019s Day \u2013 January First<\/td>Jan. 1, Mon.<\/td>Jan. 1, Wed<\/td>Jan. 1, Thurs.<\/td><\/tr>
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day \u2013 Third Monday in January<\/td>Jan. 15, Mon.<\/td>Jan. 20, Mon.<\/td>Jan. 19, Mon.<\/td><\/tr>
Washington\u2019s Birthday \u2013 Third Monday in February<\/td>Feb. 19, Mon.<\/td>Feb. 17, Mon.<\/td>Feb. 16, Mon.<\/td><\/tr>
Patriots\u2019 Day \u2013 Third Monday in April<\/td>Apr. 15, Mon.<\/td>Apr. 21, Mon.<\/td>Apr. 20, Mon.<\/td><\/tr>
Memorial Day \u2013 Last Monday in May** (1A)<\/td>May 27, Mon.** (1A)<\/td>May 26, Mon.** (1A)<\/td>May 25, Mon.** (1A)<\/td><\/tr>
Juneteenth Independence Day \u2013 June 19th<\/td>June 19, Wed.<\/td>June 19, Thurs.<\/td>June 19, Fri.<\/td><\/tr>
Independence Day \u2013 July 4th**<\/td>July 4, Thurs.**<\/td>July 4, Fri. **<\/td>July 4, Sat. **<\/td><\/tr>
Labor Day \u2013 First Monday in September**<\/td>Sept. 2, Mon.**<\/td>Sept. 1, Mon.**<\/td>Sept. 7, Mon.**<\/td><\/tr>
Columbus Day \u2013 Second Monday in October*
(Restrictions until 12 noon) (2)<\/td>		Oct. 14, Mon.* (2)<\/td>Oct. 13, Mon.* (2)<\/td>Oct. 12, Mon.* (2)<\/td><\/tr>
Veterans Day \u2013 November 11th*
(Restrictions until 1pm) (2)<\/td>		Nov. 11, Mon.* (2)<\/td>Nov. 11, Tues.* (2)<\/td>Nov. 11, Wed.* (2)<\/td><\/tr>
Thanksgiving Day \u2013 Customarily the fourth Thursday in November* (1)<\/td>Nov. 28, Thurs.* (1)<\/td>Nov. 27, Thurs.* (1)<\/td>Nov. 26, Thurs.* (1)<\/td><\/tr>
Christmas Day \u2013 December 25th* (1)<\/td>Dec. 25, Wed.* (1)<\/td>Dec. 25, Thurs.* (1)<\/td>Dec. 25, Fri.* (1)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

* – Full restrictions apply for ALL commerce
** – Restrictions apply except to retail
(1) Liquor Stores must be closed for Thanksgiving and Christmas Days.
(1A) Liquor stores may not open prior to 12:00 noon Memorial Day.
(2) Many companies operate all day on these holidays, pending obtaining a local permit.
(3) All holidays falling on Sunday must be observed on Monday, under state law. Saturday holidays are observed on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Above is a list of all legal holidays observed in Massachusetts. State, county, and municipal offices are closed on the days listed above. Federal offices are only closed on holidays which the federal government recognizes (i.e. New Year\u2019s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Washington\u2019s Birthday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth Independence Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans\u2019 Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas). The term \u201cfederal holiday\u201d is not applicable to individual states and the private sector since each state has jurisdiction over its holidays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Massachusetts certain holidays are subject to laws which restrict the type of work that may be performed as well as the kind of business and commercial activities that may remain open. Only those holidays followed by asterisks (*) have certain restrictions. On holidays not followed by asterisks, business and commercial activities may operate as usual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please note: Only retail establishments may open during the summer holidays of Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Labor Day. <\/strong>Some businesses may be required to pay premium pay on some holidays. Please contact the Attorney General\u2019s Fair Labor Division at 617-727-3465. The Department of Labor Standards (617-626-6975) oversees the approval of local permits allowing businesses to open on Columbus, Veteran\u2019s Days, Thanksgiving and Christmas when they otherwise could not open for some or all hours on those days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For further information on holiday laws, contact Citizen Information Service<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Holiday 2024 2025 2026 New Year\u2019s Day \u2013 January First Jan. 1, Mon. Jan. 1, Wed Jan. 1, Thurs. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day \u2013 Third Monday in January Jan. 15, Mon. Jan. 20, Mon. Jan. 19, Mon. Washington\u2019s Birthday \u2013 Third Monday in February Feb. 19, Mon. Feb. 17, Mon. Feb. 16, Mon. Patriots\u2019 … <\/p>\n

Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6405","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/massrods.com\/worcester\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6405","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/massrods.com\/worcester\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/massrods.com\/worcester\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/massrods.com\/worcester\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/massrods.com\/worcester\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6405"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/massrods.com\/worcester\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6405\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/massrods.com\/worcester\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6405"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}