HR Question of the Month

QUESTION
If a salaried non-exempt employee works more than 40 hours in a workweek, the employer must pay overtime. If a salaried non-execpt employee works fewer than 40 hours in a workweek, may an employer pay them based on their actual hours worked (e.g., 38 hours)? If does not seem fair to the hourly employees if they are docked for working fewer than 40 hours in a workweek and yet a salaried nonexempt employee would not be.

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