Legal Question in Employment Law in California

Re: labor law issues

This response assumes you live and work in California for a California based employer. Your question implies you are a non-union employee as well as an exempt employee. Based upon the foregoing, certain general rules may be applicable to your situation. The most obvious of which is as an exempt employee, your employer generally may be required to pay you your full salary even if you do not work a full day, or a full work week (special circumstances may "forgive" your employer from doing so, however.) Thus, "paid" holidays are generally irrelevant to most salaried, exempt employees. Compensatory time off rules generally are determined by an employer. You should read your employee handbook to determine whether your employer's interpretation of compensating days-off is consistent with pre-established company policies. You might want to check with an employment lawyer locally to determine if any exceptions to these general rules apply to you.