Various federal and state statutes require employers to keep employee applications and other employment information for a specified period of time.
The person charged with the administration of personnel files and applications is responsible for insuring that the required information is retained in conformity with the following guidelines:
| Type of records | Retention period | Coverage |
| Payroll records for including full name, identification number, home address, date of birth (if under 19), sex, occupation, day and time of workweek, hours worked per day/week, total daily/weekly earnings, overtime compensation, overtime computation basis, total additions to or deductions from wages, total wages per pay period, date of payment and the pay period covered by the payment. | Three years from last date of entry for employers covered by the FLSA. |
All employers covered by the FLSA (one employee).
FMLA covers employers with 50 or more employees during 20 or more calendar work... |