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President Biden made it a federal holiday last year. I work in manufacturing and I haven’t met many companies that are taking it off. I had hoped it would imme

• Leherenn 4y ago
  What does it being a federal holiday entail in the US? Here it would mean a paid day off but based on your comment that's not the case.
  • sgent 4y ago
    Federal employees get a paid holiday, banks and financial institutions are closed, federal government offices and post offices are closed. Private companies and state and local governments can make their own choices about whether to be open / closed / allow days off. I live in the south in about a 50% black area and most of our businesses are either closed or giving the people the option to take it off -- many did this even before Biden's declaration. Also many companies give X paid holidays per year, then allow you to choose which ones you use them for to an extent. I usually work Christmas so I get two paid ones I use for a regional holiday plus an extra floating day off.
    • bradknowles 4y ago
      So, what Whole Foods did was not recognize any Federal Holidays. They give you a number of paid holidays you can take off each year, plus a certain amount of PTO for you to use as you like (which includes sick leave), and that's about it. The idea is that they are a commercial company supporting 500+ stores around the country, and those days tend to be their busiest. So, corporate shouldn't be getting days off when the people on the ground running the stores don't get the day off.
• ohCh6zos 4y ago
  Why do we need it to be a paid holiday for people? Lots of government holidays aren't.