Press Release  Permits for Holiday Openings Thanksgiving Day-11/23/23 & Christmas Day-12/25/23

2023 Holiday permits for openings Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day

To: All Massachusetts Chiefs of Police, The Police Commissioner of the City of Boston

From: Michael Flanagan, Director Department of Labor Standards

Date: October 18, 2023

Re: Permits for Holiday Openings Thanksgiving Day-November 23, 2023 and Christmas Day-December 25, 2023

The Department of Labor Standards must approve all local permits to allow retail stores and businesses to perform work and to be open on certain holidays, including Thanksgiving, November 23, 2023, and Christmas Day, December 25, 2023. Permits must be approved by the Department of Labor Standards on a uniform basis statewide. See Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 136, §15.

Please be advised that the Department of Labor Standards will NOT issue statewide approval for permits for businesses to open on Thanksgiving Day or Christmas Day 2023.

For further information, please view our Blue Laws Overview on our website at https://www.mass.gov/guides/massachusetts-blue-laws-and-working-on-sundays-and-holidays or contact the Department of Labor Standards at (617) 626-6951.

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