Montana Wage and Hour Recordkeeping Requirements

Employers in Montana must conform with these state rules relating to wage and hour recordkeeping requirements.

Employers in Montana must maintain and preserve payroll or other records containing the following information and data with respect to each employee to whom the wage and hour law applies:

• name, Social Security or other identifying number, home address, date of birth, sex, and occupation;
• the time of day and day of week on which the employee's workweek begins;
• the regular hourly rate of pay;
• the length of the pay period;
• the hours worked each day and total hours worked each workweek;
• the total daily or weekly straight-time earnings, total weekly overtime compensation and total additions to or deductions from wages paid each pay period;
• the total wages paid each pay period, the date of payment and the pay period covered by the payment: and
• for bona fide executive, administrative or professional capacity employees, the basis on which wages are paid.