Federal Pay Juneteenth

Making Juneteenth a federal holiday will mark "freedom for everybody," Lee says, adding that she welcomes the recent company trend to honor Juneteenth as a paid holiday. "People are taking notice…

Juneteenth is a paid holiday for state employees in Texas, New York, Virginia and Washington, and hundreds of companies give workers a day off for Juneteenth. Why make it a federal holiday now?

…made Juneteenth a federal holiday, many major corporations are also giving their employees paid time off Juneteenth National Independence Day is a US federal holiday. It was signed into law by…

At least nine states had designated Juneteenth as an official paid state holiday, all but one – Texas The US marked Juneteenth for the first time as a federal holiday commemorating the effective end of…

Last year, Juneteenth became an official federal holiday to be celebrated by all Americans. In addition, Juneteenth is a paid state holiday in nine states, including Texas, Massachusetts, New…

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Juneteenth — or June 19 — is joining Memorial Day, Christmas and other days as a federal Currently, state employees get a paid day off for Juneteenth only in Texas, New York, Virginia and…

Juneteenth celebrates the end of slavery in the United States. It is also known as Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Juneteenth Independence Day, and Black Independence Day.

Juneteenth is set to become a federal holiday and many companies are following suit with paid days off.

Juneteenth, on June 19th, marks the day in 1865, two months after the end of the Civil War and more than 2 President Joe Biden on Thursday signed legislation making Juneteenth a federal holiday.