Is there any legal requirement to pay time and a half for hours worked on a holiday?
A. No. Neither New Hampshire law nor the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires the payment of time and a half wages on a holiday. FLSA provisions regarding the payment of time and a half wages apply to the payment of overtime for hours worked in excess of 40 hours in a workweek. Employers are free to develop their own policies regarding the payment of benefits such as holiday pay and vacation time. Q. Can a town meeting be postponed due to bad weather? A. Yes, the moderator may postpone town meeting in the event of bad weather. RSA 40:4, II provides that in the event of a weather emergency on or before the date the deliberative session or voting day of a meeting in a town, which the moderator reasonably believes may cause the roads to be hazardous or unsafe, the moderator may, up to two hours prior to the scheduled session, postpone and reschedule the meeting to another reasonable date, place, and time certain. Once the decision to postpone is made, the moderator shall emplo
