Great Caesar’s Ghost!

More Holidays, But Do They Pay?

The esteemed legislators of Nevada, never ones to shirk a chance at a grand pronouncement, have taken it upon themselves to bestow fresh honors upon the calendar. Assembly Bill 82, now trotting through the legislative corral, proposes that the governor, with all due pomp and circumstance, annually declare “Diwali Day,” “Eid al-Fitr Day,” “Vaisakhi Day,” and “Vesak Day.”

This noble endeavor met with warm approval from those who hold these days sacred, and one might suppose that the bill’s passage is but a formality. But the devil, as always, is in the details.

One cannot help but ask the burning question—do these holidays come with the golden promise of a paid day off, or are they merely ornamental fixtures on the almanac, fine for speeches but useless when staying home in one’s slippers? Alas, there is no word yet on whether the working man will benefit beyond the mere pleasure of knowing another day has a name.

Should this measure pass, could future legislative genius extend similar honors to other occasions—perhaps “The Day of the Lost Sock” or “The Great American Nap Day?” But until there is word on whether these new designations come with a respite from toil, the laboring folk of Nevada would do well to keep their noses to the grindstone, for their employers expect nothing less.