Title 5 — Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-73
§6124 Flexible schedules; holidays
Title 5 › Part PART III— - EMPLOYEES › Subpart Subpart E— - Attendance and Leave › Chapter CHAPTER 61— - HOURS OF WORK › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - FLEXIBLE AND COMPRESSED WORK SCHEDULES › § 6124
Summary
Despite sections 6103 and 6104, a flexible-schedule employee kept from working on a federal holiday must be paid 8 hours; part-timers get the proportional biweekly amount set by OPM.
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Title 5, §6124
Government Organization and Employees — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Notwithstanding section 6103 and 6104 of this title, if any employee on a flexible schedule under section 6122 of this title is relieved or prevented from working on a day designated as a holiday by Federal statute or Executive order, such employee is entitled to pay with respect to that day for 8 hours (or, in the case of a part-time employee, an appropriate portion of the employee’s biweekly basic work requirement as determined under regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management).
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5 U.S.C. § 6124
Title 5 — Government Organization and Employees
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73