If my employer gives us 6 paid holidays per year and Thanksgiving and Christmas day we are closed, don’t they legally have to give us another day off during the week where there is a holiday?
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If my employer gives us 6 paid holidays per year and Thanksgiving and Christmas day we are closed, don’t they legally have to give us another day off during the week where there is a holiday?
Our employer is a large retailer.
Asked on November 24, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, New Hampshire
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
The law does not require any paid holidays at all--it is completely voluntary on the part of the employer whether to do this or not. Since it is voluntary, it is up to the employer to decide how many paid holidays, what constitutes a paid holiday, etc. Therefore, no--your employer is not required to do that.
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