In the event the President issues an Executive order granting a "half-day" holiday, a part-time employee on a flexible work schedule is generally excused from duty for half the number of hours in his or her "basic work requirement" on that day, not to exceed 4 hours. July 4 – Independence Day/Fourth of July September 2 – Labor Day October 14 – Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples Day November 11 – Veterans Day November 28 – Thanksgiving December 25 – Christmas **Every 4 years, Federal employees also receive holiday pay for inauguration day, January 20. What Happens If The Holiday Falls on a Weekend? While it’s not legally required, many employers do offer holiday pay (such as double time or time and a half) to their employees to reward and incentivize them for working on those days. In these situations, the employer generally is on the hook and required to pay employees time and a half wages for working the holiday. So, if you are scheduled to work this holiday, learn about your rights before spending your “holiday” pay on lots of fireworks to celebrate the Fourth of July. Federal law does not mandate holiday pay, but many employers offer it voluntarily. Holiday compensation includes PTO benefits or premium rates (e.g., time-and-a-half). New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas are common premium pay holidays. State laws in Massachusetts and Rhode Island require holiday pay for specific industries. The one exception is: You do have to pay time and a half if the employee has already worked 40 hours that week, or 8 hours that day. At that point, overtime pay will kick in. Since Indigenous People's Day is a federal holiday, does that mean we get paid time and a half for working today? Newish hire here, so unsure how all this works. Since the Fourth of July is a federal holiday, all nonessential federal government offices are closed (and the same generally applies to state government offices, including DMV locations). The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which governs wage and hour laws, leaves holiday pay decisions to employers. Many employers offer holiday pay, such as time-and-a-half or double-time, as part of their benefits package, but this is not federally mandated. There is no federal law requiring private employers or small businesses to pay employees time and a half on Independence Day, and that's true for any other holiday. Federal, state, and local government employees are usually provided time off or paid overtime for work on the Fourth of July. A day is a day is a day, whether it is July 4th, Christmas, or a random Monday in March. Overtime is required to be paid for hours worked by an employee over 40 hours in one workweek. Holidays are treated the same as any other day in pay time calculations and do not receive different treatment. The Massachusetts Blue Laws control hours of operation for certain businesses and require some businesses to abide by voluntariness of employment provisions on Sundays and some legal holidays. These laws are enforced by the Attorney General's Office. The Department of Labor Standards has authority over the statewide approval of local permits allowing businesses to open on Columbus Day, Veteran You likely know Thanksgiving and Martin Luther King, Jr. Day are paid federal holidays. Father's Day is not. Here are all the federal holidays. Paid Holidays are days for which an eligible employee receives a regular day's pay, but is not required to perform work. If an employee works on a day listed as a paid holiday, this remuneration is in addition to payment of the required prevailing rate for the work actually performed. OVERTIME Holiday Pay: The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) does not require payment for time not worked, such as vacations or holidays (federal or otherwise). These benefits are generally a matter of agreement between an employer and an employee (or the employee's representative). Note, that there are differences between regulations pertaining to federal employees, provincially regulated employees, part time workers and workers in the private sector. If a holiday falls on a non-workday then another day will be observed as the holiday - usually the preceding Friday or the following Monday. U.S. federal law doesn’t mandate holiday pay, including time-and-a-half and double pay. However, that doesn’t leave employers off the hook. Some states and municipalities may have special legislation that guarantees premium pay for employees. Surprisingly to many, the FLSA does not require employers to pay extra (time and a half) for work performed on holidays. This means that, under federal law, employers are not legally obligated to pay employees extra for working on holidays, including the Fourth of July. Last week I worked eight hours on the 4th of July holiday, which fell on Wednesday. For the whole week I worked 40 hours. When I got my paycheck this week I was paid for 40 hours at my straight time rate. Aren't I entitled to extra pay, of at least double time, for working on a holiday? A. Special Provisions for Certain Law Enforcement Personnel The following employees who are required to work on a national or state holiday that falls on a Saturday or Sunday are entitled to compensatory time off at the rate of one hour for each hour worked on the holiday: A state employee who is a commissioned peace officer.
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