Part - time Target employee says she has to forgo Thanksgiving with family because of 9 p.m. deadline . More than 100 petitions on Facebook ask retailers to ` ` give Thanksgiving back to employees '' Retail experts say it is in the hands of consumers to control demand for extended shopping hours . Target says employees get overtime St. Clair knows it 's too late to realistically expect Target to change its tune this year . , holiday pay for working certain hours on Thanksgiving , Black Friday .
Part - time Target employee says she has to forgo Thanksgiving with family because of 9 p.m. deadline . More than 100 petitions on Facebook ask retailers to ` ` give Thanksgiving back to employees '' Retail experts say it is in the hands of consumers to control demand for extended shopping hours . Target says employees get overtime , holiday pay for working certain hours on Thanksgiving , Black Friday .