Title 29, LaborRelease 119-102
§436 Retention of Records
Title 29 › CHAPTER 11 — LABOR-MANAGEMENT REPORTING AND DISCLOSURE PROCEDURE › SUBCHAPTER III — REPORTING BY LABOR ORGANIZATIONS, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF LABOR ORGANIZATIONS, AND EMPLOYERS › § 436
Summary
Anyone who files reports with the Secretary must keep enough detailed records to verify and explain those reports. These must include vouchers, worksheets, receipts, and any resolutions, and must be kept at least five years after filing.
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Title 29, §436
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Every person required to file any report under this subchapter shall maintain records on the matters required to be reported which will provide in sufficient detail the necessary basic information and data from which the documents filed with the Secretary may be verified, explained, or clarified, and checked for accuracy and completeness, and shall include vouchers, worksheets, receipts, and applicable resolutions, and shall keep such records available for examination for a period of not less than five years after the filing of the documents based on the information which they contain.
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29 U.S.C. § 436
Title 29, Labor
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102