My company is changing it's computer operations from one location to another. This will mean that our access to our mainframe will not be available after 1:00 P.M. (EST) on Friday 10/21/05. On Friday 10/14/05 our management met with us individually to discuss this (although they knew of this closing long ago!) and asked us how we were going to make up the time that that we would be closed. We were told we had one week to make up the time (10/17/- 10/21) and that lunch hours could not be used. If this makes any difference in your response I am an full time exempt employee whose majority of work is done using the mainframe.
1) Am I responsible for making up the time when my employer is closing the office even though I am available to work?
2) If I have to make up the time, what are the parameters for how this time has to be made up?

If your employer says you have to make up the time, you have to make up the time.

The parameters are whatever your employer says they are.

This is not a legal issue; this is a company policy issue.