The Pentagon joined the scramble by federal agencies trying to conform to President Trump’s war on diversity programs.

The life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will once again be celebrated and honored Monday in events around the ...

The holiday recognizes King’s birthday, January 15. But Martin Luther King Jr. Day is celebrated on the third Monday in January due to the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, which former President ...

The holiday recognizes King’s birthday, January 15. But Martin Luther King Jr. Day is celebrated on the third Monday in January due to the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, which former President ...

Unions used their strength to force companies and local governments and school districts to either acknowledge Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday as a holiday, or at the very least not punish workers ...

So is today a holiday? The answer is yes, because of the celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday, which is a federal holiday each year. Inauguration day by itself is not a federal holiday.

King was born in 1929, and the holiday is instead observed on the nearest Monday to his birthday each year. Martin Luther King Jr. Day was officially established as a federal holiday on January 20 ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a federal holiday held on the third Monday of January every year to celebrate Dr. King’s birthday. Who is Martin Luther King, Jr.? The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King ...

On the third Monday of January — close to King’s Jan. 15 birthday — federal ... various industries recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Day. For some, the holiday is just that — time off ...

But as that day would also be MLK Day, "no additional holiday is provided; employees will receive a holiday under the normal rules that apply to the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday." ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is coming up this month, a federal holiday honoring the life and birthday of the influential civil rights leader. Here's everything you need to know about the upcoming ...

The holiday has been recognized in each state since 2000. The holiday recognizes King’s birthday, January 15. But Martin Luther King Jr. Day is celebrated on the third Monday in January due to the ...