page_title: Holidays with paid time off in the United States
section_title: California
hierarchical_section_title: Holidays with paid time off in the United States / Government sector holidays: federal, state, and local government / Legal holidays by states and political divisions of the United States / California
caption_attribution_description: English: Cesar Chavez Day — poster in the United States. Español: Día de César Chávez - Una cartel en los Estados Unidos.
context_page_description: In the United States there are a number of observed holidays where employees receive paid time off. The labor force in the United States comprises about 62% of the general population. In the United States, 97% of the private sector businesses determine what days this sector of the population gets paid time off, according to a study by the Society for Human Resource Management. The following holidays are observed by the majority of US businesses with paid time off: New Year's Day, New Year's Eve, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, the day after, Christmas Eve and Christmas. There are also numerous holidays on the state and local level that are observed to varying degrees.
context_section_description: All federal holidays except Columbus Day
  March 31 (fixed) – César Chávez Day
  November 23–29 (floating Friday) – day after Thanksgiving
caption: César Chávez Day poster
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