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What does the law say about getting paid on federal holidays?

Labor Day is a federal holiday and most government employees receive holiday premium pay if they are required to work, or are provided a paid day off.

Employees of private businesses, outside of just a couple of states, are generally not required to be paid extra or provided time off, unless the business has agreed to do so:

• As part of an Employment Contract.
• In their employment policies.
• In an Employee Handbook.

The Fair Labor Standards Act does not require an employer to pay for time an employee does not work, such as vacations or holidays.

Although many employers provide paid time off for Labor Day, there is generally no requirement for a private employer to provide either time off or paid time off at the federal level.

There is also generally no requirement at the federal level that an employer provide extra pay, such as time-and-a-half or double time, for holiday work.

Many employers, however, do provide additional pay to employees that work on Labor Day, and other holidays as a benefit or an employment inc

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