Staff at Luis Hospital on St. Croix experienced a brief hold-up in their Thursday paychecks because of the Veterans Day holiday disrupting normal payroll cycles, hospital spokeswoman Aniah John explained.
John clarified that the facility had already run payroll and anticipated funds would land in worker accounts by midday Thursday, keeping the payment on schedule. The postponement stemmed entirely from processing delays tied to the holiday, she stressed, and reflected no cash-flow problems.
"JFL is currently experiencing a delay in employee direct deposits due to the Veterans Day holiday affecting the normal processing and release of payroll funds," John said in a statement. "We want to emphasize that this is not a funding issue. JFL has the necessary funds to meet its payroll obligations, and the delay is strictly related to processing timelines following the holiday."
Staff at Schneider Hospital on St. Thomas received their pay without incident, John noted.
Government House spokeswoman Patrice Johnson also weighed in on payroll concerns across the territory, saying the territorial government had completed its payroll processing and held sufficient resources to cover all obligations.
"Any delays experienced by individual employees are not attributable to a lack of funding and may be the result of standard processing timelines at their respective financial institutions," Johnson said. She urged workers who had not yet seen deposits to reach out to their banks.
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