Metro charges reduced fares on all federal holidays.
It is not a federal holiday; government offices and banks are open for business.
A federal holiday is a day off for federal government employees.
However, a controversy over the state's recognition of a newly created federal holiday changed things.
As of 2010, these efforts have fallen short of turning the day into a federal holiday.
It is published daily, except on federal holidays.
All current federal holidays have also been made public holidays in all 50 states.
Some private employers, often by a union contract, pay a differential such as time-and-a-half or double-time to employees who work on some federal holidays.
