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Labor/Employment

Jan. 14, 2015

The case of the partial day and the exempt employee

While employers can't deduct pay from an exempt employee's salary if they work less than a full eight-hour day, California employers can require them to use their accrued PTO banks for partial-day absences. By Denise Trani-Morris


By Denise Trani-Morris


While employers are prohibited from deducting pay from an exempt employee's salary if they work less than a full eight-hour day, California employers can require exempt employees to use their accrued vacation, sick leave or paid time off (PTO) banks for partial-day absences, provided there is sufficient time in the bank to cover the absence. The California Court of Appeal recently distinguished prior cases that indicated absences had t...

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