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uestion: Would it be noncompliant to require employees to work both the day before and the day after a holiday to receive holiday pay? Also, would it break any pay laws not to provide holiday pay to an employee who calls out sick before a holid
Answer: Although holiday pay is a common benefit employers provide, neither federal law nor Idaho law requires holiday pay. Accordingly, unless contrary to an employment contract or a collective bargaining agreement, there’s no legal prohibition to a requirement that your employees work both the day before and the day after a holiday to be eligible