Can an exempt employee be made to use their vacation hours if they leave early but make up the work?

Can an exempt employee be made to use their vacation hours if they leave early but make up the work?

I currently work over 80 hours per pay period and occasionally leave about 2 hours early to cut some of the hours only if my work is complete and my office is covered. My employer has decided if any salaried employee leaves any time during the week he/she must use vacation hours to substitute the hours even, if they have worked over 40 hours that week. Is this legal as a salaried exempt employee?

Asked on February 29, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, Louisiana

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