Many of you know Bob taught Human Resources classes at William Woods University for nearly 25 years. He loved to ask questions, so here’s a question for you!
True or False – Must an employer pay a salaried non-exempt employee when the employer closes their business due to snowy weather conditions?
Yikes! If you answered TRUE you might be wrong, and if you answered FALSE you might be right.
If a non-exempt employee is salaried they must be paid the full salary even if the business owner closes the business due to snow.
HOWEVER, if the business isn’t closed and the salaried non-exempt employee chooses not to work, then the business owner doesn’t have to pay.
HOWEVER, a vacation day or PTO day must be used to make up for the snow day and so the salaried non-exempt employee is paid a full salary.
Further, if the salaried non-exempt employee doesn’t have any vacation or PTO time to make up the difference, the business owner must still pay the full salary.
A hourly non-exempt employee is only paid when they work, regardless of what the business owner does regarding the closure of the business business. As always we like to help our clients grow. We have developed a HR Challenge which tests your employment law knowledge.
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Article Revised 11/06/24