Labor Standards Division of the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training



Legal Holidays

The following are legal holidays in Rhode Island and need to be treated as such by employers:

January 1 New Year's Day*
Memorial Day Last Monday in May
Independence Day July 4*
Victory Day Second Monday in August
Labor Day First Monday in September
Columbus Day Second Monday in October
Veterans' Day November 11*
Thanksgiving Day Fourth Thursday in November
Christmas Day December 25*

*If a holiday falls on a Sunday, the day following is observed as the legal holiday

Laws on Holidays and Days of Special Observation
Laws on Work on Holidays and Sundays

 

 

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State Seal RI Department of Labor and Training
Labor Standards Division

1511 Pontiac Avenue, Cranston, RI 02920
Phone (401) 462-8550, Fax (401) 462-8530
Sandra M. Powell, Director