Is an employer required to pay a salaried employee while that employee is on suspension?

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Is an employer required to pay a salaried employee while that employee is on suspension?

I was placed on suspension two weeks ago awaiting what I thought was my final check. I have not heard anything further from the employer. Are they required to pay me while I am on suspension?

Asked on May 10, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, California

Answers:

SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 11 years ago | Contributor

No, your employer is not required to pay you for the time you are on suspension; employers are allowed to not pay salaried employees for entire days they do not work, and while on suspension, you are not working.

However, if you were owed a paycheck for work you did prior to your suspension, that should have been paid on the regularly scheduled payday. Being on suspension provides no basis for withholding pay work that you did.


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