When do non exempt employees take their lunch?

Non-exempt employees are most often assigned lunch times. Exempt employees take their hour when they find a convenient time. Employers do not need to permit employees to leave the work premises if they are otherwise completely freed from duties during the meal period.

Can a exempt employee work a set number of hours?

In theory, an exempt employee is hired to do the job not work a set number of hours. In theory, that should mean you have control over your own schedule and do what needs to be done. In practice, though, that’s not how it’s played out.

When do you have to pay an exempt employee?

You only have to pay employees for the days worked on their first and last week. If your pay periods run Monday-Sunday, with a two day weekend, and your employee starts on Wednesday, you only have to pay her for Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Likewise, if her last day of work is Wednesday, you only have to pay for Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.

Can a exempt employee be paid during a shutdown?

An exempt employee need not be paid for any payroll week in which he or she performs no work at all. If the company is shuttered for an entire payroll week, and the exempt employee performs no work at all during that period, then he or she can legitimately be unpaid during that period.

When is it legal to reduce the salary of an exempt employee?

You can reduce an exempt employee’s salary only in limited circumstances, as follows: 1) When an employee is absent from work for one or more full days (NOT partial days) for personal reasons other than sickness or accident

Can a exempt employee use accrued vacation time?

However, if an exempt employee is absent for one and a half days for personal reasons, the employer can deduct only for the one full-day absence. However, under the Department of Labor’s current interpretation of the law, you can use accrued vacation time or other “paid time off” to cover the part-day absence.