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Recordkeeping requirements

Fair Labor Standards Act and Equal Pay Act

Those employers covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the Equal Pay Act (EPA) must keep the following records:

  • Payroll records must be kept for three years from the last date of entry for each employee. These records should contain the following information for each employee:
    • full name
    • identification number
    • home address
    • date of birth (if under 19)
    • sex
    • occupation
    • day and time workweek begins
    • hours worked for each day and week
    • basis on which employee's wages are paid (e.g., "$9 per hour", "$440 a week")
    • regular hourly rate of pay
    • total daily or weekly earnings
    • overtime compensation
    • basis of overtime compensation
    • total additions to or deductions from wages
    • total wages for each pay period
    • date of payment
    • the pay period covered by the payment.
  • Individual employment contracts, collective bargaining agreements, plans, trusts, certificates and required notices must be kept for a...


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