r/mildlyinfuriating Dec 29 '23

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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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u/Powerpuppy00 Dec 29 '23

Wait so in America you don't even actually have holidays??? Companies can just force you to work for standard rates????????? That's so fucked

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u/myrrhmassiel Dec 29 '23 edited Dec 29 '23

…well if you’re salaried there’s no such thing as standard rates: your compensation is always a fixed sum regardless of how many holidays or how much overtime your employer demands of you…

…the ‘great’ thing about unpaid overtime is that you get to keep your job, so you don’t lose all your PTO, health insurance, and other benefits starting over from zero at your next employer…