Is it legal to deduct accumulated time from an employees personal time for tardiness?

Question

It is salaried employees. We are a small preschool. One employees us habitual tardy. Any other job she woulld be fired but that really puts us in a tight spot. It's not just 5 minutes here and there. It's 20 minutes, 30 minutes and sometimes longer a few times a month. We get 9 personal/sick days.

Answer 1

Of course it is legal. I expect that you would deduct that time. For 20 minutes late, deduct 1/2 an hour from her pay. Why would pay her for when she is not there?

Answer 2

Salaried employees need not account for their time in periods of less than a full day.

Answer 3

Don't pay her for the late time. Hire someone for her spot, then fire her so you don't get stuck.

Answer 4

Not for someone who is salaried.

Answer 5

A salaried employee? No...... however you need to write them up each and every time, you can require them to stay longer as they are salaried so no 'extra' money needs to be paid, you also need to arrange regular performance reviews during the year to make sure your employees know what is expected, what targets they need to reach and find out what this employees personal issues are with regards to time managment

Answer 6

Salaried employees are paid the same amount every week/2 weeks etc. regardless of how many or few hours they work. So no you cannot deduct, nor do you pay extra for overtime over 40 hours. It works both ways.

Answer 7

Don’t do that. Please be more lenient as there’s too much traffic in the morning. Or maybe they have kids slowing them down to leave the house in the mornings. Your employees can’t help if they’re late sometimes. Life happens

Answer 8

Personal time can be deducted in most cases. However you really need to be writing them up, every time they are late, and make them sign it. Remind them after 3 warnings they can be fired and denied any sort of unemployment claim if you chose to do so. Regardless you really should be consulting a labor attorney for your state. You can go to avvo.com and pay less than $50 for a phone call with one in 5 minutes.