Today was payday & hubby's check was more than he thought (he didn't work 6 hours) so we looked at his pay stub & discovered that his holiday pay wasn't right. lol It was like 2 dollars under his pay rate. He argued that his holiday pay should be time & 1/2 & I told him I didn't think so because it had never been that way since I can remember.
Low & behold, I was right!! According to the Department of Labor, there is no such law that states that private sector employers are required to pay you (hourly employee) holiday pay (if you were off). They aren't even required to give you the day off!!! Did you know that?!!!
The good news, most employers reward you with holiday pay anyway and if you're one of those lucky people that worked during a holiday, you can expect those hours & pay to be treated as a normal work day paid at your regular pay rate. So, if you worked it & didn't get paid for it, make sure you do! Overtime pay is a totally different story though.
Anyway, back to my story: After our debate, I went to our payroll person to indicate the $2 per hour difference. She asked if it was ok for us to get it on next paycheck & I said, "Sure, it's no big deal, it's only like $8".
So we're getting back $8 whoopdie doo!! :P
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