As we enter the summer and employees looking to take time off during the upcoming summer holidays, it is a good time to review employer’s obligations to accommodate requests for time off for holidays and best pay practices during holidays. This Friday’s Five covers five reminders for employers about holiday leaves and pay:
1. California employers are not required to provide employees time off for holidays.
There is no requirement that California employers provide time off (except for religious accommodations – see below) for holidays. California’s DLSE’s website states the following:
Hours worked on holidays, Saturdays, and Sundays are treated like hours worked on any other day of the week. California law does not require that an employer provide its employees with paid holidays, that it closes its business on any holiday, or that employees be given the day off for any particular holiday.
2. California employers are not required to pay for time off for holidays, nor are they required to pay additional wages if employees work on holidays.
Likewise, there is no requirement that employers pay employees extra pay or “holiday pay” for work performed on holidays. Employers can voluntarily agree to pay employees extra pay for work that is required during holidays, but these terms would be governed by policy set forth by the employer. Therefore, employers are urged to make sure their holiday pay policies are clearly set forth.
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