What are a salaried employee’s rights to holiday pay?
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What are a salaried employee’s rights to holiday pay?
I’m a salaried employee whose place of employment is closed for the 5 major holidays. We were told in order to be paid, we must use 1 of our 5 personal days. The company’s previous owner paid us for those days off. I’m just not sure the new owners cannot have to pay us in lieu of using personal time off. They don’t pay us salaried employees for hours worked over 40.
Asked on May 25, 2018 under Employment Labor Law, Florida
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
First of all, salaried employees are not entitled to additional pay for hours worked over 40 in a work week; their salries cover all of the time that they are required to work. Further, unless mandated by the terms of a union agreement or employment contract, a company is not legally required to pay it workers for holidays. Accordnglyly, if you want to be compensated for a holiday, you will need to take it as a personal day.
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