QUESTION
Is it legal to pay some people within the office but not all?
Asked on Jan 30th, 2014 on Labor and Employment - Idaho
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I work in a corporate office with 17 other people. Three of us are hourly staff, the rest are salaried. The last few weeks the salaried people have gotten four paid snow days and hourly have not. Thank you.
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That can happen.
Answered on Feb 04th, 2014 at 8:26 AM
There is no requirement that an employer pay for snow days, or vacation, or sick days. This is completely within the discretion of the employer to pay or not pay. This is an area where it is completely legal to discriminate, so long as the discrimination is not based on Race, Age, Sex,National Origin, Religion, Handicap. Otherwise, the employer is required to pay you only for the hours actually worked.
Answered on Feb 03rd, 2014 at 9:52 PM
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Yes, it is legal because you only get paid for hours worked. The salaried people get paid the same regardless of whether they put in 20 hours or 60.
Answered on Feb 03rd, 2014 at 8:37 PM