Under which circumstance can an employer legally reduce the salary of an otherwise exempt employee?
Answer
If the employee is absent for one or more full days for personal reasons.
Employers are legally allowed to reduce the salary of an exempt employee if the absence involves one or more full days for personal reasons, FMLA leave, specific disciplinary suspensions, or if zero work is performed that week.
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