Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 151, § 15 (2026)

Employer's records; statement furnished to commissioner or attorney general; inspection of records by employee

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Section 15. Every employer shall keep a true and accurate record of the name, address and occupation of each employee, of the amount paid each pay period to each employee, of the hours worked each day and each week by each employee, and such other information as the commissioner or the attorney general in their discretion shall deem material and necessary. Such records shall be kept on file for at least 3 years after the entry date of the record. Such records shall be maintained at the place of employment, at an office of the employer, or with a bank, accountant or other central location and shall be open to the inspection of the commissioner or the attorney general, or their authorized representatives at any reasonable time, and the employer shall furnish immediately to the attorney general, commissioner or representative, upon request, a copy of any of these records. Every employer shall furnish to the commissioner, or the attorney general, or their authorized representative, on demand, a sworn statement of such record, and, if the commissioner or the attorney general shall so require, upon forms prescribed or approved by him. An employer shall allow an employee at reasonable times and places to inspect the records kept under this section and pertaining to that employee.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 14 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1996–2025 · leading case: Metro Equip. Corp. v. Commonwealth, 904 N.E.2d 432 (Mass. App. Ct. 2009).

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Metro Equip. Corp. v. Commonwealth, 904 N.E.2d 432 (Mass. App. Ct. 2009). · cites it 8× “See G. L. c. 151, § 15. See also Wiedmann v. The Bradford Group, Inc.”

Wiedmann v. Bradford Grp., Inc., 831 N.E.2d 304 (Mass. 2005). “G. L. c. 151, § 15. The Attorney General has the authority to demand access to any documents that bear on a question of wages.”

St. Pierre v. CVS Pharmacy, Inc., 265 F. Supp. 3d 131 (D. Mass. 2017). · cites it 2× “151 The Massachusetts Wage Act mandates “[ejvery person having employees in his service shall pay... such employee the wages earned by him.”

Garcia v. E.J. Amusements of New Hampshire, Inc., 98 F. Supp. 3d 277 (D. Mass. 2015). “*287 Beyond the “gang time” payroll, Garcia can also use representative testimony from Fiesta Shows employees as common proof of the hours worked by the class. As mentioned above, Fiesta Shows failed to keep records of the specific number of hours worked by each employee, which…”

Hamilton v. Partners Healthcare Sys., Inc., 209 F. Supp. 3d 397 (D. Mass. 2016). “Remaining Statutory Claims The complaint also includes statutory causes of action for failure to keep accurate records under Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 151 § 15 (Count XIII); and failure to pay overtime wages in violation of Mass.”

Donis v. Am. Waste Servs., LLC, 125 N.E.3d 759 (Mass. App. Ct. 2019). “See G. L. c. 151, § 15 ("Every employer shall keep a true and accurate record of the name, address and occupation of each employee, of the amount paid each pay period to each employee, [and] of the hours worked each day and each week by each employee .”

Andrews v. Weatherproofing Tech., Inc., 277 F. Supp. 3d 141 (D. Mass. 2017). “See Mass. Gen. L. ch. 151, § 15 ("Every employer shall keep a true and accurate record of .”

Tortolano v. Lemuel Shattuck Hosp., 109 N.E.3d 516 (Mass. App. Ct. 2018). “151, § 1A (failure to pay overtime wages) (count 2); G. L. c. 151, § 15 (failure to keep accurate payment records) (count 3); and breach of contract (count 4).”

Garcia v. Right at Home, Inc., 33 Mass. L. Rptr. 346 (Mass. Super. Ct. 2016). “149, §148 and G.L.c. 151, §15. Defendants argue that Count VI must be dismissed because the wage and hour laws provide no private right of action for record keeping violations and because the plaintiffs were not “aggrieved” by the alleged violation.”

Darden v. Colbea Enter., L.L.C. (D. Mass. 2025). · cites it 2× “Darden contends that she did not consent to be paid only for rounded time, she has provided no argument or evidence that would support interpreting the “all hours” term as providing for a wage-calculation scheme 8 Additionally, Defendants are entitled to summary judgment on…”

McDonald v. Par Hosp., LLC, 111 N.E.3d 305 (Mass. App. Ct. 2018). “G. L. c. 151, § 15 (imposing record-keeping requirements on employers).”

Ferraro v. Telia Carrier U.S., Inc. (D. Mass. 2022). “2017) (citing Mass. Gen. Laws c. 151, § 15). Only if the employer fails to keep adequate records does the 21 burden shift to the employee.”

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