if a holiday is a paid day off can employers deny vacation days for additional time.
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if a holiday is a paid day off can employers deny vacation days for additional time.
I live in the state of Missouri. I work for a small company that employs about 50 or so workers.
We have a limited amount of vacation days five and the standard holidays.
My question is, if I take an approved VACATION day off the day after a holiday, can my employer legally deny my holiday pay because I didn’t work the day after a holiday. For example I was planning on taking off the day after Thanksgiving until I was told I wouldn’t get paid for Thanksgiving if I did.
Asked on September 29, 2017 under Employment Labor Law, Missouri
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
There is no legal right whatsoever to holiday pay: employers can refuse to provide holiday pay at will. If they choose to provide it, they can put any restrictions, conditions, or limitations on it that they like, such as that you do not receive holiday pay unless you work the day after. So what you describe is legal.
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