We've been having an interesting discussion here at work today regarding September 11 and what it will mean in years to come. One of my coworkers said that she would not be surprised that if within the next few years, legislation is passed to make that a federal holiday. That then prompted one of my coworkers to ask what should be done about Labor Day which can fall as late as September 7 during some calendar cycles. My suggestion was to move Labor Day into August which is the only month without a federal holiday. That way companies and employees will keep the holiday but it will in a different month.

Some people didn't think that was a good idea and I brought up the fact that if Labor Day does fall on the seventh of a month, employers aren't going to be happy about giving their employees another day off four days later. My second suggestion was to somehow use that new holiday in the same manner as Martin Luther King Jr's birthday. Some companies recognize it as an official holiday and take the day off. Some alternate between that and President's Day.

It will be interesting to see how this day will be observed not just this year but in future years as well.