General Recordkeeping Requirements For Employees – NC

NORTH CAROLINA
Name and Address
Yes
Occupation
Yes
Pay Rate
Yes
Wage per week or pay period
Yes
Hours per day or week
Yes
Deductions per Pay Period
Yes
Conditions of Employment
Yes
Length of time records must be preserved
State regulation requires retention of records for 3 years.
RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS FOR MINORS
State Laws may not specifically require employers to keep data specifically on minors, although general recordkeeping requirements on the federal level may call for maintenance of that data.
Address
Yes
Hours per day or week
Yes
Time Starting, Ending Work/Meals
Yes
Wages
Yes
Other Requirements
Names, ages, date of birth if under 20.
Work Permit or Age Certificate Required
Yes. The employer must maintain the certificate on record as long as it employs the minor and for 2 years afterward.
Citations to Authority – Click link to view statute(s):
Investigations; Inspections of records
Youth Employment
Note: Additional data may be required by the commissioner of labor upon request.