§ 44-1209 — Recordkeeping requirements; records open to inspection by secretary of human resources

On and after January 1, 1978, every employer subject to any provision of K.S.A. 44-1201 to 44-1213, inclusive, or of any rule and regulation adopted pursuant thereto, shall make and keep, for a period of not less than three (3) years, in or about the premises wherein any employee is employed, a record of the name and occupation of each employee, the rate of pay and the amount paid each pay period to each such employee, the hours worked each day and each work week by each such employee and such other information as the secretary may prescribe by rules and regulations as being necessary or appropriate for the enforcement of the provisions of K.S.A. 44-1201 to 44-1213, inclusive, or of the rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto. In lieu of the records required under this section, any employer who is covered under the provisions of the fair labor standards act of 1938, as amended (29 U.S.C.A. § 201 et seq.) and as further amended by the fair labor standards amendments of 1974 and any other acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto, may keep and maintain the records required under said fair labor standards act of 1938, as amended. Such records shall be open for inspection or transcription by the secretary or the authorized representative of the secretary at any reasonable time.

Legislative History

L. 1977, ch. 179, § 11; July 1.