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Hood County court approves package of personnel policies, clarifies holiday pay
Summary
The Hood County Commissioners Court unanimously approved a package of revised personnel policies — including holiday pay, sick leave, workers’ comp, vacation and FMLA — and finalized a revised compensation matrix. The holiday rule clarifies an 8-hour cash holiday payment for employees who work a shift that begins on a designated holiday.
The Hood County Commissioners Court approved a series of personnel policy changes Tuesday, voting 5–0 to adopt a revised holiday-pay policy and then unanimously approving sick leave, workers’ compensation, vacation and FMLA policies as presented.
The court’s holiday-pay revision clarifies that employees whose shift begins on a designated holiday will receive up to 8 hours of holiday pay as cash on their next paycheck; commissioners said the change is intended to compensate employees who work away from family on Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and similar holidays. County staff noted the change applies differently across…
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