US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

5 U.S.C. § 6104

Holidays; daily, hourly, and piece-work basis employees

section 2105 of this titleWhen a regular employee as defined by or an individual employed regularly by the government of the District of Columbia, whose pay is fixed at a daily or hourly rate, or on a piece-work basis, is relieved or prevented from working on a day—
(1)
on which agencies are closed by Executive order, or, for individuals employed by the government of the District of Columbia, by order of the Mayor;
(2)
by administrative order under regulations issued by the President, or, for individuals employed by the government of the District of Columbia, by the Council of the District of Columbia; or
(3)
section 6103 of this title solely because of the occurrence of a legal public holiday under , or a day declared a holiday by Federal statute, Executive order, or, for individuals employed by the government of the District of Columbia, by order of the Mayor;
he is entitled to the same pay for that day as for a day on which an ordinary day’s work is performed.

Pub. L. 89–55480 Stat. 516Pub. L. 90–623, § 1(15)82 Stat. 1313Pub. L. 96–54, § 2(a)(38)93 Stat. 383(, , ; , , ; , , .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Derivation

U.S. Code

Revised Statutes and

Statutes at Large

 

5 U.S.C. 86a.

June 29, 1938, ch. 818, § 1, 52 Stat. 1246.

 

 

June 11, 1954, ch. 283, 68 Stat. 249.

 

 

July 18, 1958, Pub. L. 85–533, § 2, 72 Stat. 377.

The enumeration of holidays is eliminated as unnecessary in view of section 6103.

Standard changes are made to conform with the definitions applicable and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 96–541979— substituted “Mayor” for “Commissioner” in pars. (1) and (3), and “Council of the District of Columbia” for “District of Columbia Council” in par. (2).

Pub. L. 90–6231968— substituted “Commissioner” for “Board of Commissioners” in pars. (1) and (3), and “District of Columbia Council” for “Board of Commissioners” in par. (2).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1979 Amendment

Pub. L. 96–54section 2(b) of Pub. L. 96–54section 305 of this titleAmendment by effective , see , set out as a note under .

Effective Date of 1968 Amendment

Pub. L. 90–623section 6 of Pub. L. 90–623section 5334 of this titleAmendment by intended to restate without substantive change the law in effect on , see , set out as a note under .

Executive Documents

Ex. Ord. No. 10552. Delegation of Authority To Promulgate Regulations

Ex. Ord. No. 10552, , 19 F.R. 5079, as amended by Ex. Ord. No. 12107, , 44 F.R. 1055, provided:

section 301 of title 365 Stat. 71352 Stat. 124668 Stat. 249By virtue of the authority vested in me by of the United States Code, , it is declared that the Office of Personnel Management be, and it is hereby, designated and empowered to exercise, without the approval, ratification, or other action of the President, the authority vested in the President by the joint resolution of , , as amended by the act of , [this section], to promulgate regulations under which certain employees of the Government may be prevented or relieved from working by administrative order.