Does my employer have the right to deny access for me to have a copy of the actual punch in times for my pay?
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Does my employer have the right to deny access for me to have a copy of the actual punch in times for my pay?
I punch in and out on a time clock which we have no access to see what times have been recorded over the bi-weekly pay period. We were told to “record” our punch in ourselves, however, how do we know there hasn’t been any changes? I have been requesting the time punches via email, however, recently was denied and told that it was being done as a “favor”. Is this legal?
Asked on July 6, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, Illinois
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Under the laws of all states in this country, if an employee wants a copy of his or her time card from the employer a spart of the employee's record keeping process for time worked, the employer is required to provide the employee with a photocopy of the time card when asked.
You are correct, if an employee does not get a copy of his or her time card, the employee would be hard pressed to confirm he or she is getting paid properly unless the employee does a written journal for each day's time entry.
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