Help Wanted: Worker pay in weather disasters
Photo credit: AFP / Getty Images | An employee makes his way into a Manhattan office building after superstorm Sandy. In certain circumstances, a company can dock pay if a worker was absent after the storm. (Nov. 12, 2012)
Carrie Mason-Draffen
Carrie Mason-Draffen Mason-Draffen, a business reporter, writes a column about workplace issues.
When inclement weather strikes and employees can't get to work or their company closes, the question that often arises is, "Should the workers be paid?" The answer depends on whether they are nonexempt, which generally means hourly, or exempt, a category of workers who must be salaried. The Help Wanted column tackles several of these questions below.
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