What deductions are permitted by FLSA regulations?
Subpart G of Regulation 29 C.F.R. Part 541 discusses requirements for the minimum weekly salary for an exempt employee. Section 541.602 discusses the specifically permitted salary deductions. Section 541.603 explains the “[e]ffect of improper deductions from salary” (see ¶321 of the Employer’s Guide to the Fair Labor Standards Act). DOL regulations provide certain limited exceptions that permit deductions from pay under specific circumstances. Notably, if an exempt employee: • is absent for one or more full days for personal reasons, no pay is required for each such full day of absence; • is absent for one or more full days for sickness or disability where the employer has a plan to reimburse loss of salary for such reasons, no other pay is required for such full day absences; • is absent for jury duty, a court appearance as a witness, or temporary military leave, the employer may offset fees or military pay against the salary for such time taken; • is absent due to a suspension relati
