Opinion ID: 2206061
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 7

Heading: Did the State's Policy of Requiring the Peace Officers to Take Leave for Absences Less Than a Day Violate the FLSA's Salary-Basis Test?

Text: The State reduces a peace officers' pay for partial day absences if vacation or sick leave is not available. In Raper, we decided the rules adopted by the department of personnel requiring these peace officers to take leave for absences of less than a day in connection with sick leave and personal leave conform to the principles of public accountability under the Secretary's regulation found at 29 C.F.R. § 541.5d(a) (1993). Raper, 688 N.W.2d at 48. We, therefore, agree with the district court that the practice of requiring these peace officers to take leave for absences of less than a day in connection with sick leave and personal leave do not violate the FLSA's salary-basis test.