Can I dock an exempt employee’s pay?

An exempt employee must be paid his full salary every week in which he works with the following exceptions:

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• The first week he works if it is not a complete week
• The last week he works if it is not a complete week
• Any week in which he takes FMLA time
• If not made whole by vacation or sick time
• A week in which he takes an entire work day off
• That was not covered by vacation, personal or PTO time
• A week in which he takes a full sick day and he either
• Was not eligible for sick/PTO time under your company’s policy
• Had exceeded sick/PTO time under your company’s policy
• A week in which he was suspended for a major safety violation