Every employer shall keep a true and accurate record of the name, address, and occupation of each person employed by him, and of the daily and weekly hours worked by each such person and of the wages paid during each pay period to each such person. Such records shall be kept on file for at least one year after the date of the record. No employer shall make or cause to be made any false entries in any such record.
History. Ga. L. 1937, p. 230, § 16.
Cross references.
Employer’s records of hours worked by and wages paid to employees, § 34-4-4 .
Duty of employers to maintain records to indicate compliance with minimum wage law, § 34-4-5 .
Record-keeping duties of employers under workers’ compensation law, § 34-9-12 .
Structure Georgia Code
Title 34 - Labor and Industrial Relations
Chapter 2 - Department of Labor
§ 34-2-1. Creation of Department of Labor
§ 34-2-3. Election, Term of Office, Compensation, Removal, and Duties of Commissioner of Labor
§ 34-2-6. Specific Powers and Duties of Commissioner
§ 34-2-8. Variations From Rules of Commissioner; Keeping of Index of Variations
§ 34-2-9. Preparation by Commissioner of Annual Report and Recommendations
§ 34-2-10. Employer’s Duty With Respect to Provision of Safe Employment Generally
§ 34-2-11. Employer’s Duty to Keep Records
§ 34-2-13. Penalties for Violations of Chapter and for False Statements Under Oath
§ 34-2-14. Authorization to Establish and Administer Pretrial Intervention Programs
§ 34-2-15. Criminal Background Checks; Fees; Contracting for Services; Exclusive Use for Employment
§ 34-2-16. Service on Commissioner of Labor or the Department of Labor