Georgia employers must maintain 3-year wage records for federal FLSA compliance.
While Georgia has no state-specific wage recordkeeping statutes, employers operating in the state are still subject to federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requirements. This mandates the accurate retention of payroll and timekeeping records for a minimum of three years, ensuring compliance with federal minimum wage and overtime provisions.
FLSA Wage Records
Ensures federal FLSA recordkeeping requirements are met for all Georgia employees.
What those rules do as a Georgia shift is created.
Teambridge continuously monitors and records all necessary wage and hour data for your Georgia employees, ensuring that every shift contributes to a complete and compliant recordkeeping system as required by federal law.
Time & Attendance Data Capture
Automatically records start and end times, meal breaks, and total hours worked for each employee, forming the foundation of wage records.
Pay Rate & Earnings Tracking
Documents all regular and overtime pay rates, gross wages, additions to or deductions from wages, and total compensation per pay period.
Record Retention & Audit Trail
Securely stores all generated wage records for the federally mandated three-year period, creating an immutable audit trail for compliance verification.
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Federal FLSA mandates 3-year wage record retention for Georgia employers.
Employers in Georgia are required to comply with federal recordkeeping regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). This means maintaining accurate and complete records for a minimum of three years for all covered employees, regardless of Georgia's lack of a specific state-level statute.
29 U.S.C. § 211(c) & 29 CFR Part 516 (FLSA Recordkeeping)
Every employer subject to any provision of this chapter or of any order issued under this chapter shall make, keep, and preserve such records of the persons employed by him and of the wages, hours, and other conditions and practices of employment maintained by him, and shall preserve such records for such periods of time, and shall make such reports therefrom to the Administrator as he shall prescribe by regulation or order as necessary or appropriate for the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter or the regulations or orders thereunder.
Required Information
The FLSA requires employers to keep records regarding employee identification, hours worked each workday and workweek, regular hourly rate of pay, total daily or weekly straight-time earnings, total overtime earnings, total additions to or deductions from wages, total wages paid each pay period, and date of payment and pay period covered by the payment. This applies universally to all non-exempt employees in Georgia.
No State-Specific Framework
Unlike many other states, Georgia does not have a separate state law that dictates wage record retention periods or specific recordkeeping requirements beyond what is mandated by federal law. Therefore, FLSA guidelines serve as the primary and governing standard for all Georgia employers regarding wage and hour recordkeeping.
How Teambridge keeps your Georgia wage records compliant.
Teambridge takes the burden of FLSA recordkeeping off your shoulders by automating the capture, organization, and retention of all necessary wage and hour data, ensuring you're always ready for a federal audit.
Captures granular shift data
From clock-in to clock-out, Teambridge records every moment of an employee's shift, including regular hours, overtime, and breaks, ensuring a complete raw dataset.
Applies pay rules accurately
The platform automatically applies federal minimum wage, overtime calculations, and any other relevant pay rules to compute gross wages, deductions, and net pay for each pay period.
Maintains a 3-year audit trail
All calculated payroll data, timecards, and employee information are securely archived and maintained for the mandatory three-year federal retention period, accessible for audit purposes.
Generates audit-ready reports
Teambridge provides instant access to detailed wage and hour reports, formatted to meet federal FLSA audit requirements, simplifying compliance checks and inquiries.