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More than a week after slamming into theEastCoast, Hurricane Sandy is causing headaches in payroll.Companies largely excused worker absences immediately after the storm, which left millions without power and tens of thousands temporarily homeless.But as businesses around the region return to normal, managers are struggling with how much, and how long, to pay employees who cannot make it in to work.

PNC、Financial Services Group closed several hundred bank branches when the storm hit Oct. 29, and by Monday had reopened all but 90 locations in New York, New Jersey and PennsylvaniA、All salaried and hourly employees were paid as usual while their branches were closed, said spokesman Fred Solomon, adding that more than 10,000 workers living in storm-ravaged areas on theEastern Seaboard were given an additional five paid days off to use as needeD、
However, hourly workers who cannot make it in to open branches after using their five days will then have to take vacation or personal days, or they won’t get paiD、The bank said it would also dock pay for salaried employees who don’t show up or don’t arrange with their supervisors to work remotely.
About 23,000 workers had some unplanned time off when StarbucksCorp. closed nearly 1,000 stores along theEastCoast when Sandy hit, saidAdrienne Gemperle, a company vice president. The coffee chain paid all affected workers for their scheduled hours during the store closures, Ms. Gemperle saiD、
By now, about 95% of Starbucks stores have reopeneD、With the remaining locations, the company will compensate affected workers for up to 30 days, a spokeswoman saiD、ChristineEdwards, a manager at a midtown Manhattan Starbucks, said that though her store was closed for three days last week, she and her 13 co-workers—both hourly and salaried employees—were paid in full. When she told staffers they would be paid for that time, "They were overjoyed," said Ms.Edwards, who lives in the hard-lilt Rockaways neighborhood of Queens.
If a workplace closes due to a storm or other natural disaster, federal law says salaried workers must still be paid, although the days off may be counted against vacation days. If a business remains open but a salaried employee isn’t able to work, even from home, managers may deduct pay for days off or count them as vacation or personal time.
Some compensation experts say that no matter the law, companies should pay staffers to maintain morale and loyalty. Workers, especially those struggling to secure basic needs, will be grateful for continued support, said Melissa Quade, a manager of professional services at PayScale, a research firm specializing in compensation.
The word "against" in Paragraph Six probably means
A．in spite of.B．in contrast to.
C．in accordance with. D．instead of.