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Chapter 296-126 - Standards of labor for the protection of the safety, health and welfare of employees for all occupations subject to chapter 49.12 RCW
Section 296-126-050 - Employment records

Wash. Admin. Code § 296-126-050

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Current through Register Vol. 24-23, December 1, 2024
Section 296-126-050 - Employment records
(1) Every employer shall keep for at least three years a record of the name, address, and occupation of each employee, dates of employment, rate or rates of pay, amount paid each pay period to each such employee and the hours worked.
(2) Every employer shall make the record described in subsection (1) available to the employee, upon request, at any reasonable time.
(3) Every employer shall, within ten business days of receiving a written request by a former employee, furnish a signed written statement stating the reasons for and effective date of discharge.

Note:Additional recordkeeping requirements for employers are stated in WAC 296-128-010 through 296-128-030 (rules regarding recordkeeping for employers subject to the Minimum Wage Act, chapter 49.46 RCW) and WAC 296-131-017 (rule regarding recordkeeping for agricultural employers).

Wash. Admin. Code § 296-126-050

Statutory Authority: Chapter 49.12 RCW. 10-04-092, § 296-126-050, filed 2/2/10, effective 3/15/10. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.22.270, 49.12.020, 49.12.091, 49.12.050, 49.46.020 and 49.46.070. 89-22-016 (Order 89-16), § 296-126-050, filed 10/24/89, effective 11/24/89; Order 74-9, § 296-126-050, filed 3/13/74, effective 4/15/74.