If a company has a paid holiday in the handbook, can they not pay you for that holiday by amending the handbook after the holiday?
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If a company has a paid holiday in the handbook, can they not pay you for that holiday by amending the handbook after the holiday?
Asked on October 11, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, Texas
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
If they had amended the handbook, or otherwise provided notice of the change, *before* the holiday, they would not have to pay: the law does not require paid holidays, so employers are free to set--and change at will--their own policies in this regard. However, when they have announced a policy, they are obligated to it until they announce a change; therefore, if they did not change the policy until after the holiday, they would have to pay for it.
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