Is it illegal to pay employees a day later if payday falls on a holiday?
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Is it illegal to pay employees a day later if payday falls on a holiday?
My employer did not tell anyone that payday would
be a day late since our normal pay day is wednesday
which falls on independence day this week is this
okay?
Asked on July 3, 2018 under Employment Labor Law, Massachusetts
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
It is legal. An obligation for a business to do something by a certain day or date is an obligation to do it that day unless it is a holiday or weekend and, if it is, to do it the next business day. Understandably, businesses (and also government agencies and the courts) function according to business days, not calendar days.
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