29 CFR 779.514
§ 779.514 Period for preserving records.
United States · 29 CFR — Labor · Status: effective
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- 29 CFR 779.514, § 779.514 Period for preserving records, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/126366
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Basic records, such as payroll records, certificates issued or required under the Act, and employment agreements and other basic records must be preserved for at least 3 years. Supplementary records such as time and earnings cards or sheets, wage rate tables, work time schedules, or order, shipping and billing records, and similar records need be preserved for only 2 years.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.