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2.110 Public holidays.
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The first day of January (New Year's Day), the third Monday of January (Birthday
of Martin Luther King, Jr.), the nineteenth day of January (Robert E. Lee Day), the
thirtieth day of January (Franklin D. Roosevelt Day), the twelfth day of February
(Lincoln's Birthday), the third Monday in February (Washington's Birthday), the last
Monday in May (Memorial Day), the third day of June (Confederate Memorial Day,
and Jefferson Davis Day), the fourth day of July (Independence Day), the first
Monday in September (Labor Day), the second Monday in October (Columbus
Day), the eleventh day of November (Veterans Day), the twenty-fifth day of
December (Christmas Day) of each year, and all days appointed by the President of
the United States or by the Governor as days of thanksgiving, are holidays, on
which all the public offices of this Commonwealth may be closed.
No person shall be compelled to labor on the first Monday in September (Labor
Day) by any person.
Effective: July 14, 1992
History: Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 77, sec. 17, effective July 14, 1992. -- Amended
1984 Ky. Acts ch. 88, sec. 1, effective January 1, 1986. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts
ch. 24, sec. 1, effective June 17, 1978. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 1,
effective June 21, 1974; and ch. 176, sec. 1, effective June 21, 1974. -- Amended
1970 Ky. Acts ch. 50, sec. 1, effective January 1, 1971. -- Amended 1958 Ky. Acts
ch. 73, sec. 1, effective June 19, 1958. -- Amended 1948 Ky. Acts ch. 73, sec. 1,
effective March 13, 1948. -- Amended 1946 Ky. Acts ch. 5, sec. 1. -- Recodified
1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 2089b
to 2089g, 2089j.
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