As you may know, your employer is responsible for submitting the time you record according to California Law. Today’s blog will tell you what you need to look out for to ensure that you are recording time correctly and being paid the legal amount. It is important that you check that your employer has policies to help you record your time correctly.
1- Ensure the time you record is correct.
Your employer could have different ways of asking you to record your time. One is doing it through an electronic method where you check in with an electronic device. If you are doing that, keep a record of the hours in your phone or a sheet of paper you can consult in the future. Others might have you record it manually using a spreadsheet or reporting the time you started and the time you finished in a sheet of paper. You should double-check your timecards at the end of the week to ensure that you didn’t miss any hours that you have worked.
2- Store your time records.
According to the law in California, the statute of limitation for unpaid wages can go back up to four years. This means that the employee should save your time records for the last four years, this will be helpful in case you find any discrepancies in the wages you have been paid.
3- Make sure you are recording the required information.
Recording the information correctly could mean that you record your meal times properly. You do not need to record the 10 minutes break you are entitled to have.
4- Maintain the records in a usable format.
If you keep your records somewhere where it will be hard to read or understand the order. Try to keep clear records in case you need to sue your employer to recover lost wages.
This will make your process easier for your lawyer to present.
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