29 CFR § 516.7 - Place for keeping records and their availability for inspection.
---identifier: "/us/cfr/t29/s516.7"source: "ecfr"legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"title: "29 CFR § 516.7 - Place for keeping records and their availability for inspection."title_number: 29title_name: "Labor"section_number: "516.7"section_name: "Place for keeping records and their availability for inspection."chapter_name: "WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"subchapter_number: "A"subchapter_name: "REGULATIONS"part_number: "516"part_name: "RECORDS TO BE KEPT BY EMPLOYERS"positive_law: falsecurrency: "2026-04-05"last_updated: "2026-04-05"format_version: "1.1.0"generator: "[email protected]"authority: "Sec. 11, Pub. L. 75-718, 52 Stat. 1066, as amended (29 U.S.C. 211). Section 516.28 also issued under 29 U.S.C. 203(m), as amended by sec. 2105(b), Pub. L. 104-188, 110 Stat. 1755; sec. 8102(a), Pub. L. 110-28, 121 Stat. 112; and sec. 1201, Div. S., Tit. XII, Pub. L. 115-141, 132 Stat. 348. Section 516.33 also issued under Pub. L. 75-718, 52 Stat. 1060, as amended (29 U.S.C. 201 ). Section 516.34 also issued under Sec. 7, Pub. L. 101-157, 103 Stat. 944 (29 U.S.C. 207(q))."regulatory_source: "52 FR 24896, July 1, 1987, unless otherwise noted."cfr_part: "516"---
Identifier
/us/cfr/t29/s516.7
Currency
2026-04-05
Positive Law
No
Updated
2026-04-05
Chapter
Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor
Authority
Sec. 11, Pub. L. 75-718, 52 Stat. 1066, as amended (29 U.S.C. 211). Section 516.28 also issued under 29 U.S.C. 203(m), as amended by sec. 2105(b), Pub. L. 104-188, 110 Stat. 1755; sec. 8102(a), Pub. L... Sec. 11, Pub. L. 75-718, 52 Stat. 1066, as amended (29 U.S.C. 211). Section 516.28 also issued under 29 U.S.C. 203(m), as amended by sec. 2105(b), Pub. L. 104-188, 110 Stat. 1755; sec. 8102(a), Pub. L. 110-28, 121 Stat. 112; and sec. 1201, Div. S., Tit. XII, Pub. L. 115-141, 132 Stat. 348. Section 516.33 also issued under Pub. L. 75-718, 52 Stat. 1060, as amended (29 U.S.C. 201 ). Section 516.34 also issued under Sec. 7, Pub. L. 101-157, 103 Stat. 944 (29 U.S.C. 207(q)).
# 516.7 Place for keeping records and their availability for inspection.(a) *Place of records.* Each employer shall keep the records required by this part safe and accessible at the place or places of employment, or at one or more established central recordkeeping offices where such records are customarily maintained. Where the records are maintained at a central recordkeeping office, other than in the place or places of employment, such records shall be made available within 72 hours following notice from the Administrator or a duly authorized and designated representative.(b) *Inspection of records.* All records shall be available for inspection and transcription by the Administrator or a duly authorized and designated representative.