Proposed Bill Would Require Large Stores To Pay Employees Double for Thanksgiving
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A California Assemblywoman is pushing legislation that protects workers on Thanksgiving.
Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez says more retailers are choosing profits over people on Thanksgiving. She says the legislature should get involved to help workers making the sacrifice.
The Double Pay On The Holiday Act failed last year, but she says her new proposed bill requires only big retailers—those with more than 500 employees—to pay double time only on Thanksgiving.
That includes stores that opened on Thursday for pre-Black Friday sales.
"It just sounds fair considering the fact that you know everyone else is at home with their families and we're out here working," said Justin Peeler, who had to work on Thursday.
The bill comes as a growing number of retail workers are petitioning online for their employers to close on the holiday.