Holiday Pay Nevada

[thoalex]

I am an EXEMPT employee that works a schedule of Wed thru Sun. There are other EXEMPT employees (same title, same pay range, same work) that work Mon thru Fri. These employees get holidays (that normally fall on Monday) off. Since I am already off on Monday should I (by law) be entitled to get Monday off or not? I am working more hours than these employees.

Thank you!

[ScottB]

You said your schedule does not have you working on Monday, so you have it off.

Your real question is, should you get more pay since you work five days and the others work four plus get a day off with pay for the holiday.

No federal or state law requires that.

Company policies alone will dictate what you get.

Is it fair? I don't know. If Christmas falls on a weekend, when you are working, are you off and paid for it? What happens to the Mon-Fri workers? Are they paid extra when the holiday falls on a day they are not working?

Take this issue up with HR. No laws will help you.

Edit: OOPS, exempt employee. You want a day off, not extra pay. Same advice applies.

[thoalex]

If Christmas falls on a weekend, then yes, I'm off and paid for it and no, the other employees (M-F) are not off and work.

The reason the question is a question is because MOST holidays fall on a Monday. Which means I don't get an extra day while all the other employees do. So I end up working (say 5) extra days a year VS the other employees who do not.

Obviously not fair, and there should be a law for it. But you have to love the un-employee friendly state of Nevada.

[ScottB]

Originally Posted by thoalex

MOST holidays fall on a Monday.

Not really.

Those that don't necessarily fall on a Monday are New Year's Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day (ALWAYS on a Thursday), and Christmas Day. Veteran's Day falls on a Monday only if November 11 is a Sunday or a Monday.

Those that ALWAYS are on a Monday are MLK Day, President's Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day.

Of the latter set, my company observes only Memorial Day and Labor Day.

[thoalex]

My company observes the other ones (not Columbus Day) as well as the mobile ones (Independence Day, Christmas, etc). There ARE employees that would get screwed by Thanksgiving.

Actually, this isn't really a question about the Holiday's per se. It's actually much more complex. The company I work for actually DOES give a day off for Holiday's regardless to whether you work it or not. So, if I work it, I get a comp day to use when I want. If I don't I still get a comp day to use when I want. (I think this policy is unfair as well but well, I'm still not to the real issue.

The REAL issue is that yes, they give a comp day UNLESS, you are sick one day during that work week (another definition that has not been defined). Again, I have a problem with you getting the comp day whether you work it or not (I think it should be 2 days if you work it). But my REAL problem is if I'm sick, I'm sick. Don't let my taking a sick day effect my getting a comp day. THAT is where the real issue lies with me.


FYI: I did ask the original question for a reason as we're being told to not ruffle feathers around this issue at all because the policy could be changed (to reflect the original question). Sorry if I asked this in a confusing way.

Thank you again.

[Pattymd]

Well, considering that they don't have to give you a "comp day" at all, you're getting more under that scenario than the law requires. So, honestly, unless the employer chooses to change the policy, there really isn't anything you can do.