holiday/vacation pay

[Guest Sherree Bennie]

I work for a company that publishes law books. It is a small company and the owners are attorneys. I am considered a part-time employee as I work 30 hours a week, more if my children are home from school. I have been with the company for 14 months. I had to fight for my health benefits even though Florida law states that an employee that works over 25 hours a week is considered full time and entitled to the benefit. Here is my problem...am I also entitled to holiday pay? They require that we work all of the week of the holiday and the week after (not day before and day after). I worked this past Saturday so that I would not be short 2 days pay for the Thanksgiving holiday. Company policy states you must work a 40 hour week to be eligible for holiday pay. Is this legal when Fl states a full time employee is anyone with over 25 hours a week? Also, the same applys to vacation pay. Am I eligible through Fl law for vacation pay? The owners seem to know every way around the laws, they provide just what they have to, we get no retirement benefits at all. Any help would be appreciated.

Sherree Bennie