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State Holidays

All EDD offices are open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. However, in observance of the State holidays noted below, all offices are closed on the following dates and Fridays designated as Furlough Days. (July 10th, 17th, 24th and the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Fridays of each month until June 30, 2010.) These State Legal holidays may not be the same as the Legal holidays that EDD observes for reporting and payment purposes.

California State Legal Holidays
Holiday Date Observed in 2009
New Year's Day January 1
Martin Luther King Jr. Day January 19
Lincoln's Birthday February 12
Washington's Birthday February 16
Cesar Chavez Day March 31
Memorial Day May 25
Independence Day July 4
Labor Day September 7
Veterans Day November 11
Thanksgiving Day (and the day after) November 26 & 27
Christmas Day December 25