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28 January 2020 Absent contrary state law requirements or a specific employment contract executed by a duly authorized representative of the Employer, the salary of an exempt employee may be reduced for any of the following reasons: • Full day absences for personal reasons. • Full day absences for sickness or disability (which absence may otherwise be paid through any sick time benefits available to the salaried employee, if any). • Full day disciplinary suspensions for infractions of the Employer’s written policies and procedures. • Full day disciplinary suspensions for violations of workplace safety rules of major significance. • To offset amounts received as payment for jury and witness fees or military pay. • The first or last week of employment in the event the employee works less than a full week. The salary of an exempt employee may also be reduced for certain types of deductions such as the employee’s portion of health, dental or life insurance premiums; state, federal or local taxes, social security; or, voluntary contribut ions to a Section 457 retirement plan. Impermissible Deductions from Salary. In any work week in which an exempt employee performs any work, the exempt employee’s salary amount will not be reduced for any of the following reasons, although, as explained further in more detail below, the employee’s leave bank may be reduced for these reasons, in some circumstances: • Partial day absences for personal reasons, sickness or disability. • Absence because the facility is closed on a scheduled work day. • Absences for jury duty, attendance as a witness, or military leave in any week in which you have performed any work. • Any other deductions prohibited by state or federal law. Permissible Deductions from An Exempt Employee’s Leave Bank. Federal and state law permit the Employer to reduce an exempt employee’s accrued vacation or sick balance for full or partial day absences for personal reasons, 115