KRS 2.110: Public holidays.

(1) The first day of January (New Year's Day), the third Monday of January (Birthday

of Martin Luther King, Jr.), the nineteenth day of January (Robert E. Lee Day), the

thirtieth day of January (Franklin D. Roosevelt Day), the twelfth day of February

(Lincoln's Birthday), the third Monday in February (Washington's Birthday), the last

Monday in May (Memorial Day), the third day of June (Confederate Memorial Day,

and Jefferson Davis Day), the fourth day of July (Independence Day), the first

Monday in September (L abor Day), the second Monday in October (Columbus

Day), the eleventh day of November (Veterans Day), the twenty -fifth day of

December (Christmas Day) of each year, and all days appointed by the President of

the United States or by the Governor as days of t hanksgiving, are holidays, on

which all the public offices of this Commonwealth may be closed.

(2) No person shall be compelled to labor on the first Monday in September (Labor

Day) by any person.