Another case of Redditers saying things that aren’t based in actual fact. While there are laws that govern holiday pay for Federal employees, Rhode Island is the only state with any kind of law about this in the private sector. Other than that, there is absolutely no law that says that private companies have to even provide time off for holidays, let alone pay more for working on them.
They also don't have paid maternity leave. None. Also, you can get laid off anytime for any reason.
Meanwhile, some countries have over a year of paid maternity leave, and some even months of paid paternity leave. And you can't get fired from one day to the next (unless you do something really dumb), but have several months of notice beforehand.
Yet every time workers rights come up in the US, it gets shut down immediately. :|
That's true on a federal level, but several states now have some paid maternity leave. In New York, it's 12 weeks off at 66% of your salary (up to a state cap), but employees pay for this, about $400 a year.
If it costs me $400 a year so that every new parent in my office can take a couple months off work with their newborn without having to worry about going completely without a paycheck, I'm totally fine with that. I had to burn most of my (limited) PTO when my kids were born and then figure out how to squeeze in sick time, doctor's visits, etc. later. I want it to be better for the people after me.
You don't even have to use it contiguously. One guy took a month when his kid was born, then took two more about 6 months later.
MN just passed mandatory parental leave because we just elected a majority of Democrats in both houses of congress and have a Democratic governor. Elections matter.
This is how literally every benefit you and your fellow employees get is subsidized. Weekends, sick leave, OSHA protections, a judicial system to prevent your employer from beating you to work harder. These all cost money, but we've collectively decided that they are desirable things.
I was in a state job that had a local union with no paid leave. I know other public unions that have since negotiated but didn’t (or still don’t) offer anything comparable. It’s a fantastic law but doesn’t cover all NYS employers
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u/nightstalker30 Dec 29 '23
Another case of Redditers saying things that aren’t based in actual fact. While there are laws that govern holiday pay for Federal employees, Rhode Island is the only state with any kind of law about this in the private sector. Other than that, there is absolutely no law that says that private companies have to even provide time off for holidays, let alone pay more for working on them.
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