Record Keeping Requirements
Your employer must keep detailed payroll records with the following information:
- Employee name and Social Security Number
- Address and Zip Code
- Date of birth (if you are under 19)
- Sex
- Occupation
- Hours you have worked each day and week
- When your workweek begins (time and day of the week)
- Your basis of pay (e.g., piece work or hourly wage)
- Regular pay rate (hourly)
- Daily or weekly straight time earnings
- Overtime earnings for the week
- Any deductions from wages or additions to wages
- Total wages paid for each period
- Date of payment and the pay period covered by the payment
This evidence is necessary in the event an employee files a wage and hour lawsuit. When an employer doesn’t have the proper records, then the worker’s reasonable estimate of the number of hours worked is considered true. An employer has a duty to prove this estimate wrong, and they need documentation to back them up.
This presumption makes it easier for exempt workers to win wage and hour cases. Suppose you claim that you worked more than 40 hours a week for three straight months. You would be entitled to three months of overtime. But if the employer doesn’t have records, then they will likely win based on your estimate of how much you worked.
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Venardi Zurada LLP has worked with many employees to bring wage and hour claims. You might deserve overtime or compensation for off-the-clock work. Some companies deprive workers of thousands of dollars each year without any valid reason. Call our law firm today at (833) 893-6763 or contact us online. The failure of your employer to keep accurate records as required by state law could make the difference in whether you win or lose.
In a free consultation, you can discuss your legal issue with a Fairfield wage & hour record keeping lawyer. Our firm has the depth of knowledge necessary to review your employee files to see if proper information is being kept. We can also handle any wage and hour claim for you, such as misclassification cases. Reach out to us today to discuss why you can afford our legal services.
