Here's what employers need to know about the new rule. "Today's rule provides important clarity for the workplace on FLSA implementation," she said. Deductions from pay are permissible when an exempt employee: is absent from work for one or more full days for personal reasons other than sickness or disability; for absences of one or more full days due to sickness or disability if the deduction is made in accordance with a bona fide plan, policy or practice of providing compensation for salary lost due to illness; to offset amounts employees receive as jury or witness fees, or for military pay; for penalties imposed in good faith for infractions of safety rules of major significance; or for unpaid disciplinary suspensions of one or more full days imposed in good faith for workplace conduct rule infractions. services, everything from payroll to human resources and employee benefits. These penalties can be up to $1,000 per violation. It is very important that employers everywhere familiarize themselves with the FLSA as well as the other federal labor laws that apply to their business such as equal opportunity employment laws, or the Family and Medical Leave Act.