# WAC 296-136-060: WAC 296-136-060. Employer recordkeeping requirements

> Washington · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_296_136_060

## Section

- **Citation:** WAC 296-136-060
- **Heading:** WAC 296-136-060. Employer recordkeeping requirements
- **Jurisdiction:** Washington
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Washington Administrative Code / Title 296 / Chapter 296-136 / Section 296-136-060

## Text

(1) An employer must establish, maintain, and preserve contemporaneous, true, and accurate records of the following:
(a) Each employee's own personal work speed data;
(b) The aggregated work speed data for similar employees at the same warehouse distribution center; and
(c) The written descriptions of each quota the employee was provided pursuant to RCW 49.84.020 and any applicable rule.
(2) The required records must be maintained and preserved throughout the duration of each employee's period of employment and for the period required by this subsection.
(a) Except as required under (b) of this subsection, subsequent to an employee's separation from the employer, records relating to the six-month period prior to the date of the employee's separation from the employer must be preserved for at least three years from the date of the employee's separation.
(b) Where an employer has taken adverse action against an employee in whole or in part for failure to meet a quota, the employer must preserve the records relating to the basis for the adverse action for at least three years from the date of the adverse action.
(c) The employer must make records available to the director upon request.
(3) Records on how the time periods required under RCW 49.84.025 or WAC 296-136-040 were considered in determining any quota must be preserved for three years.
(4) Nothing in this section requires an employer to collect or keep such records if the employer does not use quotas or monitor work speed data.
(5) An employer who fails to allow adequate inspection of records in an inspection by the department within a reasonable time period may not use such records in any appeal to challenge the correctness of any citation and notice issued by the department.

## Nearby sections

- [WAC 296-136-010 WAC 296-136-010. Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_296_136_010.md)
- [WAC 296-136-020 WAC 296-136-020. Determining employer size for quota requirement coverage](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_296_136_020.md)
- [WAC 296-136-030 WAC 296-136-030. Warehouse quota written descriptions and notices](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_296_136_030.md)
- [WAC 296-136-040 WAC 296-136-040. Quota time periods and reasonable travel time](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_296_136_040.md)
- [WAC 296-136-050 WAC 296-136-050. Labor standard quota violations except under chapter 49.17 RCW](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_296_136_050.md)
- [WAC 296-136-060 WAC 296-136-060. Employer recordkeeping requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_296_136_060.md)
- [WAC 296-136-070 WAC 296-136-070. Employee right to request written description and records](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_296_136_070.md)
- [WAC 296-136-080 WAC 296-136-080. Protection from adverse action for failure to meet a quota in violation of labor standards](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_296_136_080.md)
- [WAC 296-136-090 WAC 296-136-090. Retaliation protections](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_296_136_090.md)
- [WAC 296-136-100 WAC 296-136-100. Department investigations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_296_136_100.md)
- [WAC 296-136-110 WAC 296-136-110. Investigation — Civil penalties](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_296_136_110.md)
- [WAC 296-136-120 WAC 296-136-120. Enforcement of meal and rest break violations resulting from quota violations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_296_136_120.md)
- [WAC 296-136-130 WAC 296-136-130. Appeals](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_296_136_130.md)
- [WAC 296-136-140 WAC 296-136-140. Retaliation — Enforcement](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_296_136_140.md)

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