Salaried is only a pay method and means nothing in and of itself. What matters is if you are exempt or non-exempt.
If you are non-exempt, then with limited exceptions you have no legal expectation of being paid when you do not work.
If you are exempt, your salary can legally be docked in the following situations, and ONLY in the following situations:
1.) It is the first or last week of employment and you do not work the entire week.
2.) Your absence is attributable to FMLA
3.) Your employer offers a reasonable number of paid sick days; you call in sick at a time when you either are not yet eligible for any or you have used all the days you are eligible for
4.) You voluntarily take a day off for personal reasons
5.) You are suspended for a major safety violation
6.) You are suspended for the violation of a written company policy which applies to all employees and which relates to workplace conduct (sexual harassment, workplace violence, drugs/alcohol in the workplace, etc.)
For reasons 1 & 2 you can be docked in either full or partial day increments, whichever is applicable. For reasons 3-6 you can only be docked in full day increments. In all six scenarios, you can be required to use vacation, sick, personal, PTO, or any other paid leave whether you want to or not.
So the answer to your question depends on whether you are exempt or non-exempt, and the reason you are not coming in.
