I took five extra personal days at the end of 2006. My employer dock my pay which I believe they have the right to do. However, they also took deducted money out of my paycheck to cover one week's of benefit cost that my employer typically pays for. Can they do this? There is no written documents that says that this is the standard practice for my company. Thanks

I took five extra personal days at the end of 2006. My employer dock my pay which I believe they have the right to do. However, they also took deducted money out of my paycheck to cover one week's of benefit cost that my employer typically pays for. Can they do this? There is no written documents that says that this is the standard practice for my company. Thanks

Go to H.R, and have them explain.

You have not given us nearly enough information to answer the first question.

Are you exempt or nonexempt? Did you take off the entire workweek? Did you have the time off available to be applied to your time off?

Regarding the benefit deduction, the cost to the employer is the same for the month, whether you are are physically working or not. So, your deduction would continue.

You have not given us nearly enough information to answer the first question.

Are you exempt or nonexempt? Did you take off the entire workweek? Did you have the time off available to be applied to your time off?

Regarding the benefit deduction, the cost to the employer is the same for the month, whether you are are physically working or not. So, your deduction would continue.

I work for a small company so there is no HR department

I am an exempt employee. I did take the entire week off. I used personal time to take off this week.

On Benefits, my employer told me that they would not only do their standard benefit deduction but they would deduct the actuall cost of the plans I particpated in.

As an exempt employee, the law provides for an exception if you do not work AT ALL in the workweek. Also, the law provides that your salary may be docked for (full) personal days off. This is true even if you had personal time off on the books which you could use, if the employer chose to not let you apply it to your absence. If you did have the paid time off available, have you asked the employer if such paid time off could be applied to your vacation balance?
http://www.dol.gov/dol/allcfr/ESA/Title_29/Part_541/29CFR541.602.htm

OK, so they're requiring that you pay both the employee AND employer cost for that week? That is questionable at best. You should have signed some type of authorization to deduct (and how much) when you enrolled in the insurance program.