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Arizona Legal Holidays Laws<\/h1>\n\n
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\n By Susan Buckner, J.D.<\/a> | Legally reviewed by Catherine Hodder, Esq.<\/a>\n | Last updated\n
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Arizona legal holidays are designated calendar days when state government offices close and state employees receive paid time off or compensatory leave. Private employers in Arizona are not required to provide paid holiday time off or overtime pay unless as part of an employment contract.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Everyone wants holiday time off<\/span>. Whether it\u2019s a national holiday, a religious holiday, or a local event, having the day off<\/span> work to relax and spend time with the family is a gift. Although the federal government may designate certain days as legal holidays<\/span>, state law<\/span> may determine whether additional days are state holidays<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Arizona<\/span> law<\/span> does not require private employers<\/span> to provide\u00a0holiday pay<\/span>\u00a0unless they choose to do so. Federal employees must receive holiday pay<\/span> on federally designated holidays. Arizona<\/span> pays state workers holiday pay<\/span> for designated state and federal holidays.<\/p>\n

Arizona<\/span> Legal Holidays<\/span> Laws<\/h2>\n

Arizona<\/span>\u2019s labor laws<\/span><\/a> do not require private employers<\/span> to provide workers with holiday time or days off. Most employers will either pay\u00a0holiday pay<\/span>\u00a0as\u00a0overtime\u00a0or give time off<\/span> on legal holidays<\/span>.<\/p>\n

The state of <\/span>Arizona<\/span> recognizes the following state and federal holidays<\/a> (federal holidays are in bold<\/strong>):<\/p>\n