Yes. Exempt employees are paid for the job and not the hour. They only report full-day absences and not partial ones. They neither qualify for overtime nor comp time. Employers who have their exempt employees record time off in increments of less than a full day stand to potentially jeopardize the exempt status of all exempt employees in their organization. See COUNTDOWN TO COMPLIANCE WITH THE FINAL FLSA REGULATIONS http://www.shawe.com/E-updates/0604_UP.html Other references: http://www.dol.gov/esa/regs/compliance/whd/fairpay/fs17a_overview.htm http://www.dol.gov/esa/regs/compliance/whd/whdfs23.htm --- Jeff <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > i presume you're talking about hourly employees and > not salaried? > > Jeff Courtman > Project Manager > artspace in the West Edge > 710 Texas Street > Shreveport, La 71101 > 318-673-6535 > > > > Most workers are familiar with compensatory or comp > time -- the practice of offering employees time off > from work in place of cash payments for overtime. > What > comes as a shock to many is that the practice is > illegal in most situations. Under the FLSA, only > state > or government agencies may legally allow their > employees time off in place of wages (29 U.S.C. > '207(o)). > > ========================================================= > Important Subscriber Information: > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at > http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may > obtain detailed information about the listserv > commands by sending a one line e-mail message to > [log in to unmask] . The body of the > message should read "help" (without the quotes). > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one > line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] > . The body of the message should read "Signoff > Museum-L" (without the quotes). > Indigo Nights [log in to unmask] ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).