It’s funny you ask this question. Reps from HD just attended a DOL session over this very topic on Friday.
So, you answer is as you probably suspect. No deductions for partial day absences – UNLESS you are a government employer. Government or “public” employers are allowed to deduct for partial days.
Assuming you are considered a private sector employer, you are not allowed to make a deduction if an exempt employee works “any part of a day”. That literally means answering a text message or any sort of activity that is related to work – no matter how little time it took to complete. FLSA says that pay cannot be reduced due to the quality or the quantity of the work performed. So, any work performed = full pay for the day.
Here are some links to references:
I hope this helps!
Overtime Exempt
Deductions from pay
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