Recordkeeping requirements; records open to inspection by secretary of human resources

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. History: L. 1977, ch. 179, § 11; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER LEGISLATIVE SITES Kansas Legislature Administrative Services Division of Post Audit Research Department Contact Us PDF Help www.ksrevisor.gov 2026