Legal Holidays

Per RI General Law 25-3, the following are legal holidays in Rhode Island:

    • New Year's Day - January 1
    • Memorial Day - Last Monday in May
    • Independence Day - July 4
    • Victory Day - 2nd Monday in August
    • Labor Day - 1st Monday in September
    • Columbus Day - 2nd Monday in October
    • Veterans Day - November 11
    • Thanksgiving Day - 4th Thursday in November
    • Christmas Day - December 25

    Work performed by employees on Sundays and holidays must be paid for at least one and one-half (1½) times the normal rate of pay for the work performed.