3 Tips For Navigating Payroll Record-Keeping Requirements

March 8, 2021

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Labor and Employment Chair Mag Bickford (New Orleans) was quoted in a Law360 story detailing a Fifth Circuit ruling that highlighted the importance of maintaining payroll records under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

The biggest takeaway from the Fifth Circuit ruling is that employers and supervisors should stay on top of time records and quickly address incomplete or inaccurate information, [Bickford] said.

“The Five Star case … basically reminds us that we can’t put our head in a bushel and pretend we don’t see things,” Bickford said. “We have a duty to go look to verify attendance and to make sure it’s being properly compensated.”

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