H.R.8980

Holiday Pay Act

Introduced·5/21/26

Holiday Pay Act requires employers to pay employees at least 1.5 times their regular rate for work on legal public holidays.

The Holiday Pay Act amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to mandate that employers compensate employees at a rate of not less than one and a half times their regular rate for work performed on legal public holidays. This applies to employees engaged in commerce or the production of goods for commerce. The bill also makes conforming amendments to various sections of the Fair Labor Standards Act to include legal public holiday compensation. It prohibits noncompliance with any federal, state, or municipal law that requires higher compensation for work on holidays.

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Current
Education and Workforce Committee
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History

May 21

House

Introduced in House

May 21

House

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.