Posting this for anyone who was not aware so they can use it in the future.
Under Federal Law via the FLSA (Fair Labor and Standards Act), salaried employees are owed their full salary for any week in which they perform work, and it cannot be deducted on the basis of reduced work quality or quantity.
What this means, is that if you quit or get fired in the middle of the pay period, YOU ARE ENTITLED TO YOUR FULL PAY FOR THAT WEEK.
To use this to your advantage, any time you are going to quit, always do it at the end of the first day of the week. This way you get paid for the whole week, but only worked for one day.
If on a two week pay period schedule, always quit at the end of the first day of the second week of the pay period, this way you get paid for the full pay period, even though you only worked one week and a day.
Citation straight from Department of Labor website:
Salary Basis Requirement
Being paid on a “salary basis” means an employee regularly receives a predetermined amount of compensation each pay period on a weeky, or less frequent, basis. The predetermined amount cannot be reduced because of variations in the quality or quantity of the employee's work. Subject to exceptions listed below, an exempt employee must receive the full salary for any week in which the employee performs any work, regardless of the number of days or hours worked. Exempt employees do not need to be paid for any workweek in which they perform no work. If the employer makes deductions from an employee's predetermined salary, i.e., because of the operating
requirements of the business, that employee is not paid on a “salary basis.” If the employee is ready, willing and able to work, deductions may not be made for time when work is not available.
Here is the link:
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/fact-sheets/17g-overtime-salary