General Recordkeeping Requirements For Employees – WA
WASHINGTON
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
No
Conditions of Employment
No
Length of time records must be preserved
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
No
Hours per day or week
No
Time Starting, Ending Work/Meals
No
Wages
No
Other Requirements
Parent/ School Authorization form, proof of age, home address, and telephone number. (Employer obtains minor work permit.) Although not a recordkeeping requirement, the department of labor may inquire into wages, hours and conditions of labor at any time.
Work Permit or Age Certificate Required
Yes. Employer must return a work permit to department of labor when employment terminates.
Citations to Authority – click link to view statute:
Employer’s records
Contents of records
Wages/working conditions – minors
Minors – Work permits
Note: Additional data may be required by the commissioner of labor upon request.