Holiday Madness: What are the Rules Again?

Earlier this week, on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, many employees got the day off from work. It is, after all, one of the ten annual federal holidays. California state employees get additional holidays: Lincoln Day (February 12), Cesar Chavez Day (March 31), Admission Day (September 9), and Good Friday afternoon. And California considers every Sunday a “holiday” for purposes of transacting official business.

 

On holidays, many businesses, including manufacturers, distributors, stores, restaurants, gas stations, and movie theaters usually remain open . . . and require workers. These workers may or may not receive extra “holiday pay” for time worked—or not worked—on the holiday. Why is that? For California employers, work holidays can raise a sometimes confusing tangle of questions, such as:

 

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