Every employer covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) must keep certain records for each covered, nonexempt worker. There is no required form for the records, but the records must include accurate information about the employee and data about the hours worked and the wages earned. The following is a listing of the basic records that an employer must maintain:
- Employee's full name and social security number.
- Address, including zip code.
- Birth date, if younger than 19.
- Sex and occupation.
- Time and day of week when employee's workweek begins. Hours worked each day and total hours worked each workweek.
- Basis on which employee's wages are paid.
- Regular hourly pay rate.
- Total daily or weekly straight-time earnings.
- Total overtime earnings for the workweek.
- All additions to or deductions from the employee's wages.
- Total wages paid each pay period.
- Date of payment and the pay period covered by the payment.
Webpages on this Topic
Fact Sheet on Recordkeeping Requirements Under The Fair Labor Standards Act Provides a summary of the FLSA's recordkeeping regulations.
Coverage Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Fact Sheet General information about who is covered by the FLSA.
Regulations on this Topic
29 CFR Part 516 - General Recordkeeping Requirements