Most federal offices will be closed Friday (June 11) and
employees given excused absences in memory of former
President Reagan, whose memorial service will be held that
day. For pay and leave purposes, the day will be treated as
falling within the scope of law and rules governing
holidays. Most employees who are excused from duty will
receive the basic pay they would have received for working;
employees previously scheduled to take annual leave will
not be charged annual leave or any other form of paid leave,
compensatory time off or credit hours. Special rules apply
to employees who receive annual premium pay for standby duty
or to firefighters covered by certain pay provisions. Agency
heads at their discretion may keep open operations “for
reasons of national security or defense or other essential
public business,” according to an executive order.
