There are no federal laws requiring employers to give employees paid holidays or to pay those who do work those days any extra compensation, but 97% of employers in the United States give at least some of their employees a paid day off for Labor Day.
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) does not require organizations to pay employees for time they don’t work.
“These benefits are generally a matter of agreement between an employer and an employee (or the employee’s representative),” the department says.
