'A Day On, Not a Day Off': Celebrating MLK Day Through Service. Amidst the increased attention on the subject of racial justice this past year, Martin Luther King Jr. Day is an opportunity to reflect on our progress with civil rights in this country -- and consider how far we have yet to go. As the King Center notes:
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The Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., often called Martin Luther King Day, is a United States holiday marking the birthdate of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., observed on the third Monday of January each year, around the time of King's birthday, January 15.
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Only 37% of employers give off Martin Luther King Day, but number at all-time high. The federal holiday honoring the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will be celebrated Monday. Nearly 40 percent of employers give their workers the day off as a paid holiday, according to a recent survey.
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For Martin Luther King Jr.'s actual birthday, see January 15. Martin Luther King Jr. Day (officially Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.) is an American federal holiday marking the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. It is observed on the third Monday of January each year, which is around King's birthday, January 15.
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Going to school on MLK Day raises sensitivity concerns. Children in Center Grove went back to school Jan. 10, 2014, after missing four days because of the weather. Center Grove is among the school districts that will use Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a makeup day. (Photo: Kelly Wilkinson/The Star)Buy Photo.
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It is the only United States federal holiday commemorating an African American and one of only four to commemorate an individual person. Martin Luther King died: April 4th, 1968. Nope. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is a Federal holiday, and since I work for Club Fed I get the day off. I have the day off, but I am not a federal/state employee nor do I work for a bank.
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Only 37% of employers give off Martin Luther King Day, but number at all-time high. Memphis King Avenue. The federal holiday honoring the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will be celebrated Monday. Nearly 40 percent of employers give their workers the day off as a paid holiday, according to a recent survey. That is about the same percentage of employers giving Presidents' Day as a paid holiday.
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Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. was an American clergyman and civil rights leader who was fatally shot at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968. King was rushed to St. Joseph's Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 7:05 p.m. that evening.
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Accenture's African-American employee-resource group in Philadelphia will work with the YWCA for a day of workshops and mentoring. IMPACT, Humana's African-American Network Resource Group, coordinated an 'Impact Day' for Humana associates to give a day of service to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Numerous events will take place this month to commemorate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., but the majority of employers still don't offer a paid day off on the federal holiday that was established 30 years ago to honor the civil rights leader, according to Bloomberg BNA's latest survey on holiday leave practices.
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Martin Luther King gets off 37 percent of workers. 37 percent of workers get Martin Luther King off.