1999 Minnesota Statutes

     177.30 Keeping records; penalty. 

    Every employer subject to sections 177.21 to 177.35 must 
 make and keep a record of:  

    (1) the name, address, and occupation of each employee; 

    (2) the rate of pay, and the amount paid each pay period to 
 each employee; 

    (3) the hours worked each day and each workweek by the 
 employee; and 

    (4) other information the commissioner finds necessary and 
 appropriate to enforce sections 177.21 to 177.35.  The records 
 must be kept for three years in or near the premises where an 
 employee works.  

    The commissioner may fine an employer up to $1,000 for each 
 failure to maintain records as required by this section.  This 
 penalty is in addition to any penalties provided under section 
 177.32, subdivision 1.  In determining the amount of a civil 
 penalty under this subdivision, the appropriateness of such 
 penalty to the size of the employer's business and the gravity 
 of the violation shall be considered. 

    HIST: 1973 c 721 s 10; 1982 c 424 s 52; 1983 c 209 s 2; 1984 c 
 628 art 4 s 1; 1987 c 329 s 21; 1996 c 386 s 7