Martin Luther King Day

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What did it cost us?

Well Louisville paid time and a half to all the emergency service employees that worked.

It's a tough spot to put small businesses in. We can't afford to pay people for every new holiday created, so a line has to be drawn somewhere. Since its not a paid holiday, we open the doors so people can get their hours in and product can go out. But we have to operate at a handicapped level because its not a true business day.

I don't argue the point that MLK was part of the catalyst for a change that made a positive impact on a lot of people's lives. With that said the annual anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack and the 9/11 attack are much more deserving of a holiday that closes the federal government. Both days serve as an example of the cohesiveness of all Americans and are not honored with the federal red carpet that MLK day is.

I did not get time and a half I got straight time. I don't know any metro gov employee who gets time and a half if it is with in his 40 hours.

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I did not get time and a half I got straight time. I don't know any metro gov employee who gets time and a half if it is with in his 40 hours.

Just checked with my wife and I may have made too general of a statement. She isn't sure that all emergency services got time and a half, but she did (EMS).