Wis. Admin. Code Department of Workforce Development DWD 272.11 - Permanent records to be kept by the employer
(1) Every employer
shall make and keep for at least 3 years payroll or other records for each of
their employees which contain:
(a) Name and
address.
(b) Date of
birth.
(c) Date of entering and
leaving employment.
(d) Time of
beginning and ending of work each day.
(e) Time of beginning and ending of meal
periods:
1. When employee's meal periods are
required or when such meal periods are to be deducted from work time.
2. This requirement shall not apply when work
is of such a nature that production or business activity ceases on a regularly
scheduled basis.
(f)
Total number of hours worked per day and per week.
(g) Rate of pay and wages paid each payroll
period.
(h) The amount of and
reason for each deduction from the wages earned.
(i) Output of employee, if paid on other than
time basis.
(2) The
required records or a duplicate copy thereof shall be kept safe and accessible
at the place of employment or business at which the employee is employed, or at
one or more established central record keeping offices in the state of
Wisconsin.
(3) The required records
shall be made available for inspection and transcription by a duly authorized
deputy of the department during the business hours generally observed by the
office at which they are kept or in the community generally.
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