Labor Code section 1421

Every employer shall keep accurate records for three years, showing all of the following:

(a)

The names and addresses of all employees engaged in rendering actual services for any business of the employer.

(b)

The hours worked daily by each employee, including the times the employee begins and ends each work period.

(c)

The wage and wage rate paid each payroll period.

(d)

The age of all minor employees.

(e)

Any other conditions of employment.

(f)

The names, addresses, periods of work, and compensation paid to all other covered workers.

Source: Section 1421, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=LAB§ionNum=1421.­ (updated Jun. 27, 2019; accessed Jul. 7, 2025).

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