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MLK may identify a holiday entry for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. It can be paid holiday time, a work premium or a memo, according to the employer’s policy.
Employer-specific label: this is a possible interpretation. Confirm the full meaning in the codebook for the employer that issued your statement.
How to read this entry
Use the possible interpretation Martin Luther King Jr. holiday alongside the column heading. An earnings amount, an employee deduction and an employer-cost memo can have different effects even when their labels look similar.
Example on a pay statement
If MLK records eight paid hours alongside 32 regular hours, verify whether the employee actually worked 32 hours or 40 hours before checking overtime.
Examples illustrate the checking method. They are not a personal tax calculation or a promise of a particular benefit.
What to check with payroll
Check the observed holiday date and whether the payment is for leave or for working that day.
Compare related entries
Read the leave, vacation, sick pay and severance codes guide to compare the entries in this part of your statement. Use the full pay stub code directory when a second abbreviation is unfamiliar.
Reference and scope
Official guidance on leave, vacation, sick pay and severance codes provides background on the underlying rules. It does not validate an individual employer’s internal abbreviation.