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I’m an employment lawyer living in the heart of tornado alley. So, I know a thing or two about tornados and what to do when the sirens go off. I have also witnessed first-hand what happens when your city has a tornado tear a path right through it, destroying businesses, homes and schools. Here are a few employment law basics when your business is impacted by severe weather.
Whether an employer must pay an employee when they miss work due to weather depends on whether the employee is exempt or nonexempt.
For exempt employees, the FLSA requires employers to pay these employees his or her regular salary for any shutdown that lasts less than a week. A private employer may, however, deduct the period of absence from the employee’s paid vacation or paid time off, as long as the employee receives their full salary for the week. If the business remains open but an employee cannot get to work because of the weather, an employer can deduct an exempt employee’s salary for a full day’s absence. Under the FLSA, an employer can deduct an exempt employee’s pay for a full-day absence taken for personal reasons without jeopardizing the employee’s exempt status. Employers cannot, however, deduct an exempt employee’s salary for less than a full-day absence without...
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