Maintain a file showing the full name, present and permanent address, and date of birth of any minor under 18 who works when school is in session or works in a hazardous occupation. This poster contains basic information on minimum wages. Records on employees must normally be kept for a minimum period of three years. Paycheck Deductions FLSA allows employers to deduct the cost of certain items from the wages of farm workers. All deductions must be recorded on the books of the employer and must be primarily for the benefit of the employee or authorized by a collective bargaining agreement.
Salary advances exclusive of interest charges.
Signed receipts for cash advances must be obtained and retained. Housing and meals, provided it does not exceed the lesser of actual costs or fair market value and meets a number of specified conditions dealing with profit and rate of return on investment. Housing facilities must be maintained for the benefit of employees, occupancy must not be mandatory, and costs cannot include depreciation when the facilities have been fully depreciated. Where agricultural employers provide daily transportation to assure a sufficient number of workers, this policy applies. It also applies for long distance travel to arrive in Oregon if it brings the wage below the minimum.