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Louisiana Holiday Pay Law

Friday, November 6th, 2009
Posted by Tamara
Many employees are surprised to learn that there is no Louisiana holiday pay law. In fact, there is no law requiring employers to give workers paid holidays in any state, or under federal law.

There are no government-sanctioned holidays in the US. The term “federal holidays” merely ... continue reading

New Hampshire Holiday Pay

Thursday, August 20th, 2009
Posted by Tamara
Several New Hampshire employees have asked how many paid holidays employers are legally required to provide for employees.

The answer is none. New Hampshire law doesn’t require companies to provide paid holidays, nor does federal law. Many companies do provide paid holidays, usually from 5 to 7 ... continue reading

Utah Holiday Pay

Monday, August 17th, 2009
Posted by Tamara
The majority of the employers in the United States provides their employees with 5 to 7 paid holidays per year, and pay employees extra for working on holidays.

However, there is no federal law or Utah law that requires companies to give workers any paid holidays at ... continue reading

New Jersey Holiday Pay

Wednesday, August 12th, 2009
Posted by Tamara
How many paid holidays per year are New Jersey employers required to provide their workers? How much extra “holiday pay” are employers required to pay when an employee works a holiday?

 

The answer to the first question is none. Most New Jersey companies provide ... continue reading

Religious Discrimination in Connecticut

Monday, April 13th, 2009
Posted by Tamara
Connecticut employers need to be aware of a case in federal court involving religious discrimination. After 9/11 an Islamic woman was fired from Alamo car rental in Phoenix for not removing her headscarf. She argued her scarf had been approved by her boss. In addition, prior to 9/11, the ... continue reading

Federal Holiday Pay

Monday, December 22nd, 2008
Posted by Tamara
Many workers think that working on a federal holiday legally entitles them to extra pay. This is a misconception. There is no state or federal that requires a company to pay employees extra for working on a holiday.

In fact, employers are not required by law to ... continue reading

Georgia Holiday Pay

Thursday, December 18th, 2008
Posted by Tamara
The majority of companies provide employees with 5 to 7 paid holidays per year. Employers are not legally obligated, however, to provide workers with these holidays. No federal or Georgia law exists to mandate paid holidays for employees.

Many Georgia workers assume that if they work on ... continue reading

Kentucky Holiday Pay

Monday, December 15th, 2008
Posted by Tamara
Many Kentucky workers wonder if they are entitled to extra pay for working holidays.

The answer is no. Kentucky law doesn’t require it, nor does federal law. No Kentucky or federal law requires employers to provide paid holidays, period. Employers aren’t required by law to pay extra ... continue reading

Alabama Holiday Pay

Friday, October 3rd, 2008
Posted by Tamara
What does “holiday pay” mean?

Holiday pay does not mean a higher rate of pay. According to professionals in Human Resources, holiday pay simply means the wages an employee gets for being off from work on a holiday.

Most employers offer their workers five to ... continue reading

North Carolina Holiday Pay

Sunday, August 24th, 2008
Posted by Tamara
According to federal and state laws, employees who work more than 40 hours in a week are entitled to overtime. Overtime is usually paid at 1.5 times the usual hourly rate. If those hours are part of a week with a holiday, however, the additional hours may be paid ... continue reading

Illinois Holiday Pay

Thursday, August 21st, 2008
Posted by Tamara
Most companies provide 5 to 7 paid holidays for their employees. These holidays are determined by the company’s policy and are usually outlined in the company handbook. There is no Illinois or federal law, however, which requires a company to provide paid holidays for their workers.

What ... continue reading

Missouri Holiday Pay

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
Posted by Tamara
Are Missouri workers entitled to extra wages for working on a holiday? Usually, the answer is no. There is no federal law requiring employers to pay extra for holidays. In fact, there is no state or federal that requires a company to pay extra for holidays, weekends or nights. ... continue reading

Michigan Holiday Pay

Monday, August 18th, 2008
Posted by Tamara
Holiday pay in Michigan is completely up to the individual employer. Companies are not required by Michigan law or by federal law to provide paid holidays or to pay overtime for employees who work on holidays.

Most companies do provide paid holidays, usually around 5 to 7 ... continue reading

New Mexico Holiday Pay

Thursday, June 12th, 2008
Posted by Tamara
Holiday pay, by most Human Resource departments, is defined as extra pay a worker receives for a day off from work on a holiday.   Most companies recognize about 5 to 7 traditional holidays, such as Thanksgiving Day or the Fourth of July, as holidays for their employees.   ... continue reading

North Dakota Holiday Pay

Sunday, June 8th, 2008
Posted by Tamara
Unless an employer is bound by a union contract, there is no federal or North Dakota law that requires an employer to provide paid holidays for workers.   Most companies do pay for holidays but the ones being paid are strictly up to the company, with an average number ... continue reading

Nebraska Holiday Pay

Monday, June 2nd, 2008
Posted by Tamara
Most companies in the nation recognize 5 to 7 days as paid days for their employees.   There is no federal or state law that requires an employee to give a paid holiday from work.   Also, there is no law, federal or state, that requires an employer to ... continue reading

Pennsylvania Holiday Pay

Thursday, May 29th, 2008
Posted by Tamara
There is no federal or state law in Pennsylvania, or other states in the U.S., that requires a company to give employees a paid holiday.   There are also no laws, either federal or state that say an employee must pay employees a higher rate for working on a ... continue reading

Idaho Holiday Pay

Monday, May 26th, 2008
Posted by Tamara
An employer in Idaho, or any other state in the U.S., is not obligated by any federal or state law to pay their employees for time off taken for holidays.   Although most companies in the country designate between 5 to 7 days as paid holidays, this benefit is ... continue reading

Wyoming Holiday Pay

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008
Posted by Tamara

Wyoming employers do not have to give workers any additional payment for working on holidays. The reason for this is that there are no federal or state laws making it a requirement. There are also no laws requiring workers to be paid additional money for actually working on holidays. In ... continue reading

Indiana Holiday Pay

Monday, April 14th, 2008
Posted by Tamara

Neither state nor federal law requires holiday pay in the state of Indiana. There are also no laws that require employers to pay workers extra money for working on a holiday. Though the majority of employers do provide workers with five to seven holidays per year, it is simply a ... continue reading

South Carolina Holiday Pay

Thursday, April 10th, 2008
Posted by Tamara

In South Carolina, no state or federal laws exist stipulating that employers have to give employees paid holidays. Employers are also not required to pay their employees extra money for working on any holidays.

Despite this, most employers do choose to provide their employees with anywhere from five to ... continue reading

Arizona Holiday Pay

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
Posted by Tamara

The state of Arizona does not have any specific laws requiring employers to provide employees with paid holidays. There are also no federal laws regarding this practice.

Not only do Arizona employees not have to be paid for holidays, they also do not have to be paid additional monies ... continue reading

Maryland Holiday Pay

Monday, April 7th, 2008
Posted by Tamara

Federal and state laws regarding holiday pay do not exist in Maryland. What this essentially means is that workers do not have to be paid extra for working on holidays, nor do they have to receive any paid holidays off of work.

Though this sounds a bit grim for ... continue reading

Louisiana Holiday Pay

Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Posted by Tamara

Neither federal law nor Louisiana law requires employers to pay workers extra for working on holidays.  Nor are there laws that require paid holidays.

The majority of employers do offer the benefit of 5 to 7 paid holidays throughout the year.  Holiday pay is a matter of company policy, ... continue reading

Colorado Holiday Pay

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
Posted by Tamara

In general, workers are not entitled to additional compensation for holidays. It is up to the company to decide if the will or will not pay employees a bonus holiday pay or additional money for working during a holiday.

Federal law does not require it. Colorado law does not ... continue reading

Kansas Holiday Pay

Wednesday, March 5th, 2008
Posted by Tamara

Kansas law doesn’t force employers to pay workers for holidays, nor does Kansas law force employers to pay overtime rates to employees who work on holidays. Federal law also does not require either of these things.

While many employers are generous enough to grant paid holidays to employees, there ... continue reading

Hawaii Holiday Pay

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008
Posted by Tamara

Paid holidays are not required by Hawaii state or federal law. Extra compensation for working on holidays is not a requirement of Hawaii or federal law either.

Many employers offer up to 7 paid holidays throughout the year. Paid holidays are extra payments for holidays during which workers have ... continue reading

Massachusetts Holiday Pay

Monday, February 25th, 2008
Posted by Tamara

The state of Massachusetts does not have a law that says an employer must give employees any paid holidays. There is also no federal law which requires paid holidays.

Despite this, most companies choose to give five to seven paid holidays. The decision to do this, however, is solely ... continue reading

Rhode Island Holiday Pay

Friday, February 22nd, 2008
Posted by Tamara

In Rhode Island, no federal or state laws exist stating that companies have to give employees any paid holidays.  There is also no law that says that employees have to be paid extra for working on holidays.

Having said this, most employers choose to give five to seven different ... continue reading

Ohio Holiday Pay

Thursday, February 21st, 2008
Posted by Tamara

Neither Federal nor state law requires employers in Ohio to give workers any paid holidays.  There are also no laws that workers have to be paid extra for working on holidays.

Most Ohio employers opt to give five to seven paid holidays.  Doing this, however, is strictly a matter ... continue reading