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Patriot Direct Deposit Bank Holidays

Like all payroll companies, Patriot is subject to following the holiday schedule set by the Federal Reserve.  When a bank holiday falls within a payroll week, you will need to add an extra day to your process.

  • If a holiday falls on a day other than your pay date, you will need to run payroll one day earlier than normal in order for employees to be paid on the scheduled pay date.  Standard 4-Day will need to run payroll at least 5 days before the pay date. Prefunding will need to run payroll at least 2 days before the pay date.
  • If a holiday falls on a pay date, your employees will not get paid until the following banking day.  To avoid this, you can pay your employees one day earlier. This means you will need to run payroll one day earlier.

For more details, see Direct Deposit Funding and Timing Options.

Holiday20242025
New Year’s Day January 1January 1
Martin Luther King Jr. DayJanuary 15January 20
President’s DayFebruary 19February 17
Memorial DayMay 27May 26
Juneteenth National Independence DayJune 19June 19
Independence DayJuly 4July 4
Labor DaySeptember 2September 1
Columbus DayOctober 14October 13
Veterans DayNovember 11November 11
Thanksgiving DayNovember 28November 27
Christmas Day December 25December 25
Federal Reserve Banking Holidays

*Holiday falls on a Saturday, Federal Reserve Banks and Branches will be open the preceding Friday with no interruption to direct deposit timing.
**Holiday falls on a Sunday; Federal Reserve Banks and Branches will be closed the following Monday.

For further reading, see our blog article What Happens If a Payday Falls on a Bank Holiday?

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