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Retail Holiday Alert With the upcoming Christmas and New Year’s holidays both falling on a Sunday this season, RAM would like to remind members of the special requirements governing the operation of retail businesses on those holidays. Click here for RAM's 2016 Retail Holiday schedule. Retailers May Open Monday, December 26th On Sunday, December 25th, only exempt stores are allowed to open on the actual holiday. Please click here for a list of exempt stores or refer to the RAM Holiday Schedule below. As for Monday, December 26th , ALL retail stores are allowed to OPEN, but most are subject to Sunday restrictions, including requirements that all work performed must be voluntary and workers must be paid time and a half their regular rate of pay. Alcohol Sales on Monday, December 26th Members are also reminded that alcohol licensees may now sell alcoholic beverages on the Monday following Christmas when Christmas falls on a Sunday. As the holiday falls on a Sunday this year, licensees may sell alcoholic beverages on Monday, December 26th. Please note above that for most retailers Sunday restrictions apply on that Monday, December 26th. For a copy of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission’s announcement of this law change please click here: http://www.mass.gov/abcc/pdf/8-11-16-sale-on-mondays-following-a-sunday-christmas-advisory.pdf Retail Operation New Year’s Day On Sunday, January 1st, ALL retail stores are allowed to OPEN, but most are subject to Sunday restrictions, including requirements that all work performed must be voluntary and workers must be paid time and a half their regular rate of pay. In addition, as the holiday is officially observed on Monday, January 2nd, Massachusetts law allows ALL retail stores to OPEN on that day, but requires all work to be voluntary and workers must be paid time and a half their regular rate of pay. 2017 Retail Holiday Schedule RAM's 2017 Retail Holiday Schedule is now available on our website retailersma.org. Members may click here for a direct link to the schedule. Members with questions regarding the holiday schedule may contact RAM General Counsel, Ryan Kearney, at 617-523-1900 or via email at [email protected]. |