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- There is no law requiring extra pay for working on holidays in California. However, if your company chooses to pay employees extra for working on holidays, it must be included in your wage statement (pay stub).
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California law does not require the employer to pay any additional pay if an employee works on the day of a holiday unless it is part of their common practice or if the employee has worked in excess of a 40 hour, 8 hour per day work week.
There is nothing in state law that mandates an employer pay an employee a special premium for work performed on holidays, Saturdays, or Sundays, other than the overtime premium required for work in excess of eight hours in a workday or 40 hours in a workweek.
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Many federal employees in the Executive branch who are working in California are legally entitled to holiday pay.3 If you are a covered worker, any hour worked on a holiday is paid at twice your regular rate of pay (double-time pay).4 This includes part-time employees.5 Not all Executive branch employees are entitled to holiday premium pay, such as...
California employers often have a list of holidays that they recognize. These generally include state holidays: 1. New Year’s Day (January 1) 2. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (third Monday in January) 3. Presidents’ Day (third Monday in February) 4. Cesar Chavez Day (March 31) 5. Memorial Day (final Monday in May) 6. Independence Day (July 4) 7. ...
Employers generally use one of two ways to provide holiday benefits for you. They can either: 1. give you a paid day off for the holiday, or 2. pay a premium rate for hours worked on the holiday.8 Additionally, not offering extra holiday pay can cause you to quit in order to spend the particular holiday with your friends and family, rather than on ...
If the employment contract or collective bargaining agreement promises extra holiday pay or a day off, but your employer is not providing it, your employer can be breaching the employment contract. You have legal recourse under California law. You can file a complaint with the California Labor Board for a violation of state labor laws. This report ...
If you take time off for a religious holiday, California employers are not required to pay you (unless it is their policy to). Note that California law does require employers to accommodate your religious beliefs unless it would pose an undue hardship. An example of an accommodation would be to change your schedule so you can go to your church, tem...
If your payday falls on a holiday for which your office is closed, then your California employer can pay you the next business day. So if you are normally paid on Fridays – but the office is closed for New Year’s Day – then you would be paid the following Monday.12
For more in-depth information, refer to these scholarly articles: 1. Resolving Holiday Pay Disputes in Labor Arbitration – Case Western Reserve Law Review. 2. Holidays – Pepperdine Law Review article on what holidays entitle employees to compensation. 3. No-Vacation Nation Revisited– Center for Economic and Policy Research survey of various countri...
Dec 22, 2021 · Employers can pay for all hours worked, plus holiday pay at straight time or pay for all hours worked and provide them another day off instead. Moreover, employers do not have to pay the premium rate (time-and-a-half). So, ultimately, it’s up to the employer and what is stated in the company’s policy.
Apr 5, 2021 · But, does California have any laws related to paying more to workers on holidays? In California, there is no legal requirement for employers to provide additional holiday pay when businesses are closed for holidays, such as Thanksgiving or Christmas Day.
Nov 9, 2017 · California labor laws do not require employers to give paid holidays or holiday premium pay. That is left entirely up to the employer’s discretion. However, if there is a holiday policy in place, the employer must comply with their own policy.
