Are any salary deductions permitted from white-collar employees?
With certain exceptions, an exempt white-collar employee must receive full salary for any week in which he or she performs any work, regardless of the number of days or hours worked. But the salary need not be paid for any week in which no work is performed. The following deductions and setoffs may be made from the salaries of executive, administrative or professional employees without jeopardizing the exempt status of such employees: • When an exempt employee is absent from work for one or more full days for personal reasons other than sickness or disability; • For absences of one or more full days due to sickness or disability if the deduction is made in accordance with a bona fide plan, policy or practice of providing compensation for salary lost due to illness; • To offset amounts employees receive as jury or witness fees, or for military pay; • For penalties imposed in good faith for infractions of safety rules of major significance; or • For unpaid disciplinary suspensions of one
