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Special recordkeeping duties, facility costs, and the investigation process

Some workers and pay practices demand records beyond the basics, and when the Wage and Hour Division comes calling, what has to be ready — and what happens next — follows its own rules.

In this chapter

• +Tipped employees, homeworkers, agricultural workers, and certificate workers each require extra data points beyond the standard payroll record.
• +Claiming credit for board, lodging, or other facilities requires records that prove the actual, reasonable cost — not just an assumed value.
• +An investigation can lead to a demand for special computations, a request to change the recordkeeping arrangement, or a penalty notice with a right to contest it.