Half-Day Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government on Thursday, December 24, 2015
Headline: Federal Agencies Ordered to Close for Half-Day on December 24
What it does: Federal agencies must close and excuse employees for the last half of the workday on December 24, 2015, except where staff must remain for security or public needs.
- Employees excused from duty for the last half of December 24, 2015.
- Some offices and staff may be required to work for security or public needs.
- Pay and leave for that day will follow existing federal rules and statutes.
Summary
This order closes executive branch departments and agencies for the last half of the workday on Thursday, December 24, 2015, and excuses employees from duty during that time. Agency leaders can keep offices open and require some employees to work the full day for national security, defense, or other public needs.
The director of the agency that manages federal personnel is told to implement the order, and the day’s pay and leave will follow existing federal pay and leave laws.
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