Overview

• Federal employees have a paid day off on Sept. 1, per the Office of Personnel Management, and most government offices and public schools are closed.
• USPS post offices are closed with no regular mail pickup or delivery, and normal service resumes Tuesday.
• UPS suspends standard pickup and delivery and many locations may be closed, while UPS Express Critical remains available; most FedEx services pause with FedEx Custom Critical operating and FedEx Office on modified hours.
• Most major retailers and grocers are open, but Costco warehouses are closed; Walmart and Target operate normal hours, and Walgreens stores are open while most in-store pharmacies are closed except 24-hour and select sites.
• Local services run on holiday schedules that vary by city, with many transit systems on Sunday timetables and trash and recycling pickups shifting by a day, so residents are advised to check municipal notices.