At times, my employer has tried to dock the pay of salaried, exempt employees over extended holidays or slow periods.
Like the week between Christmas and New Year this year there are three days that are "minimal production" and most of the shop is closed. Accounting sent an email saying all salaried employees had to work, take vacation, or not get paid. Seems to me like that is pretty much the opposite of what the FLSA says, and that Salaried, Exempt employees are not allowed to be docked pay just because of shutdowns or slow periods.
It really doesn't affect me because I end up working anyway. But each year they try to do it around the new year and the 4th of July. And it always bothers me.
Edited, Dec 17th 2014 6:06pm by TirithRR