Can we dock an exempt worker’s pay if he’s suspended from work?
Q: "This question deals with docking an exempt employee's weekly pay. I know that if an exempt employee works any part of a week, the employee receives the entire week's salary. But let's say the employee works on Monday, and gets suspended from work from Tuesday to Friday. The employee has no sick leave/vacation time balances remaining. Does the employee receive one day or five days of pay?" -- S.C., California
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