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For terminated employees, four (4) years generally recommended. Important Note: If enforcement action is brought against an employer, records must be kept until the final disposition of action.

Permanent records are to be retained for the life of the Commonwealth, and must be maintained in an accessible form. Records created by state agencies that are designated as PERMANENT are eligible for transfer to the Massachusetts Archives. Permanent municipal records must be retained within the municipality.

Massachusetts law only allows an employer to reduce wages for “a clear and established debt owed to the employer by the employee.” The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has stated that a valid wage off-set is one that has involved “some form of due process through the court system.” In addition, an employer can ...

A. Section 195 of the New York State Labor Law requires employers to maintain and preserve payroll records for a period of at least 3 years. These records must contain each employee's hours worked, gross wages, deductions and net wages.

Personnel Files: Employee's Right to Review Employees- including former employees- have a right to request either an in person review of their personnel file or a copy made for them. Employers are required to provide such a copy within five business days of the written request.

Employers must keep payroll records for 3 years. Payroll records include the worker's name, address, job/occupation, amount paid each pay period, and hours worked (each day and week).