RECORDING HOURS

California employers have a duty to keep track of all hours worked by employees. However, many employers, when facing a lawsuit allege that the records are missing. When the employer's records are missing, inaccurate or inadequate, an employee will have carried the burden of proof in establishing a violation of state minimum wage and overtime laws if: (1) the employee proves they performed work for which they were improperly compensated and (2) if the employee produces sufficient evidence to show the amount and extent of that work as a matter of "just and reasonable inference." (Hernandez v. Mendoza)

California law allows employees and former employees to access their personnel files and records that relate to the employee’s performance or to any grievance concerning the employee. Also, California employers are required to allow current and former employees to inspect or copy their payroll records.

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