If I work on salary and missed a day of work due to my daughter being really sick, can m employer make me not take a lunch break to make up for my time missed?
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If I work on salary and missed a day of work due to my daughter being really sick, can m employer make me not take a lunch break to make up for my time missed?
Asked on August 26, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, North Carolina
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If a salaried employee misses an entire day of work (and does not have or use some form of paid time off to compensate), he or she can be docked an entire day's pay. The employer is free to offer the employee the opportunity to avoid losing that pay by working extra time on other days. If the employee refuses to, the employer could simply not pay him or her for day he or she missed.
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