Can employers garnish an employees' pay?

Question

Can employers garnish an employees' pay as a penalty for not following company rules? I have an example: "You were late for a 2nd time this week, 25 dollars will be deducted from your pay"

Answer 1

NO. They can not determine a fine for being late other than paying you for the time you worked.

If you are salaried, you are not paid by the hour. Do they give you extra pay when you stay a few minutes over?

Answer 2

Yes if that is company policy.  Remember you only get paid for actual hours working.