Salaried Exempt Employee – Send Home No Pay
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Salaried Exempt Employee – Send Home No Pay
Is it legal in the state of Florida if not nationwide to send a salaried
employee home without pay? For example 5 hours of work, 3 hours no work
available. – Thank you in advance.
Asked on February 20, 2017 under Employment Labor Law, Florida
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
If a salaried employee worked *any* part of a day, he or she must be paid for the whole day--it's only if he or she did not work *at all* that day that the employer does not need to pay.
If the salaried employee worked at all but was not paid for the whole day, he or she could contact the department of labor to file a wage and hour complaint, and/or file a lawsuit (e.g. in small claims court) for the money.
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