Workers would get time-and-a-half pay for federal holidays, but enforcement powers would change.
Currently, federal law does not require employers to pay extra for work on legal public holidays. This bill would change that by requiring employers to pay employees at least one and a half times their regular rate for hours worked on these holidays. However, it would also repeal a section of law that allows the Department of Labor to investigate and inspect for labor law violations, which could affect how these new rules are enforced.
Today, federal law does not require employers to pay extra for work performed on legal public holidays. After this bill, employers would be required to pay employees at least one and a half times their regular rate for any work done on these federal holidays. While the bill would extend existing enforcement tools, like employee lawsuits, to cover unpaid holiday pay, it would also repeal a section of law that allows the Department of Labor to investigate and inspect for labor law violations.
S 3867 · 119th Congress · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10
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