question about 4th of July pay (holiday pay)

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Hello everyone... I have a question. I'm working tomorrow (the 4th of July). It's my first day working a holiday, so I'm not sure if it's time and a half, or is double time? I'm from California (if that helps). Is this a hospital decision? a state law? a federal law? does anyone know which one it is??

Specializes in floor to ICU.

I am just amazed that we do not get holiday pay (we do get PTO added to our bank). Our facility says it is not a holiday yet we got numerous emails from Administration, Employee Health, etc saying "We will be closed on the 4th in observance of the holiday" Go figure.

I work for a Catholic system. I don't know why some should expect holiday pay on America's birthday when we don't get it for celebrating Jesus rising from the dead (Easter) :(

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We get an extra $2/hr on holidays. That is what we get for working weekends too.

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We get 2.5 times on holidays, but if you are union it will be outlined in your handbook...

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Is that different from the shift differential pay? Or in addition to etc?

I know i get an extra dollar an hour for working weekends. I never thought about holiday pay. hmmm I doubt it since I was never told that in orientation, but it sure would be nice. :D

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they calculate it by taking our straight pay (adding our shift diff, if applicable) and then we get 1.5x for working on a holiday, plus the 8 hours everyone gets paid regardless if they work. All put together if you work on a holiday, your pay is @ 2.5x normal rate.

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Specializes in Community, OB, Nursery.

Where I am we get an extra $10/hr holiday pay from 2300 the night before the holiday til 2259 the day of.

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