Rhode Island Food Dealers Association: Regulatory Information

Holiday	2009	2010	2011
New Year's Day January 1st	January 1	January 1	January 1
Dr. Martin Luther King JR’s Birthday Third Monday in January	January 19	January 18	January 17
Memorial Day Last Monday in May	May 25	May 31	May 30
Independence Day 4th of July	July 4 (July 6th for State)	July 4 (July 5th for State)	July 4
Victory Day Second Monday in August	August 10	August 9	August 8
Labor Day First Monday in September	September 12	September 11	September 5
Columbus Day Second Monday in October	October 12	October 11	October 10
Election Day Tuesday after the First Monday in November	N.A.	Novemeber 2	N.A.
Veteran's Day November 11th	November 11	November 11	November 11
Thanksgiving Day Fourth Thursday in November	November 26	November 25	November 24
Christmas Day December 25th	December 25	December 25 (December 27 for State)	December 25 (December 26 for State)

Time and one half is not required on Dr Martin Luther King JR’s Birthday, Washington's Birthday, RI Independence Day, and Election Day.

Thanksgiving and Christmas: retailers can not open for business by law (Title 5, Chapter 5-23 Section 2) except 1) pharmacies 2) food retailers (who principally sell food products) and who employ fewer than six (6) employees per shift at any one location 3) retailers principally engaged in the preparation and/or sale of bakery products 4) retailers principally engaged in the sale of cut flower, floral products, plants, shrubs, trees, fertilizers, seed, bulbs and garden accessories 5) retailers principally engaged in the sale and/or rental of video cassette tapes.