U.S. work time regulations points

Working hours in the U.S.A.: The general daytime working hours are 9:00-17:00, and the business hours of stores are 9:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m. or 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. The U.S.A. government and businesses are on a five-day work schedule, and are closed on Saturdays and Sundays.

Government and business in the United States work five days a week, with Saturdays and Sundays off. In recent years, under the efforts of the employees' general demand to reduce the weekly working hours, the U.S. companies are gradually promoting the "flexible working hours system" and "work **** enjoyment system". At present, some companies have even begun to experiment with a four-day workweek.

According to the U.S. Reasonable Labor Standards Act of 1938, the U.S. general day-shift work hours are 9:00-17:00. 40 hours per week. This is also the working hours for federal state and local government agencies in the United States. The working hours of service industries in the United States vary from industry to industry. Store business hours: 9:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Some stores are open from 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Stores do not close at noon, and most large stores in big cities are open one night a week until 9:00 p.m. or 9:30 p.m., and some stores are even open 24 hours a day. Post Office Hours: The Post Office in large cities in the United States is open all day, while post offices in smaller cities have shorter hours. Monday - Friday is usually 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.; Saturday is only open in the morning. Closed on Sundays and holidays.

Holidays

Holidays in the United States can be divided into four categories according to their nature.

One category is traditional religious commemorative days, such as Easter, Puritan Landing Memorial Day, etc.;

The second category is political holidays, such as May Day, Armed Forces Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, etc.;

The third category is commemorative holidays, such as Abraham Lincoln's Birthday, Washington's Birthday, Thanksgiving Day, etc.;

The fourth category is national holidays, such as Christmas, Valentine's Day, Father's Day, etc. The federally recognized holidays are New Year's Day, Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

The U.S. federal government also mandates that holidays be moved to the Friday before or the Monday after if they fall on a Saturday or Sunday.

Here are the major holiday dates. New Year's Day -- Jan. 1

Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday -- the third Monday in January

Lincoln's birthday -- Feb. 12

St. Valentine's Day -- Feb. 14

Washington's birthday -- Feb. 22

St. Patrick's Day, a traditional holiday for Irish people -- March 17

Jewish Passover - March-April, sometimes March 29, sometimes April 8

Arbor Day - the last Friday in April

May Day - May 1 (International Labor Day)

Mother's Day - the second Sunday in May

Mother's Day - the second Sunday in May

Washington's Birthday - February 22

Irish traditional holiday St. Patrick's Day - March 17

Irish tradition Sunday

Armed Forces Day - May 17

Memorial Day - May 30

Flag Day - June 14

Father's Day - the third Sunday in June

Independence Day - July 4

Labor Day - Sept. 1 (first Monday in September)

Grandparents (maternal grandparents)

Grandparents (paternal grandparents)

Grandparents (maternal grandparents)

Mother's Day - the second Friday in May

Mother's Day - the first Monday in May

Grandparents' Day - the first Saturday after Labor Day

American Indian Day - the last Friday in September

Veterans' Day (Armistice Day) - November 11

Thanksgiving Day - the fourth Thursday in November

Christmas Day - December 25

Independence Day - July 4

Independence Day - July 4

Independence Day - September 1 (the first Monday in September)

The first Monday in September is the first Monday in September. This is also the working hours for federal state and local government agencies in the United States.