A contractor pays workers in cash but gives no wage statements. What is missing?
Correct Answer
C) Wage statements.
Paying in cash does not remove the requirement to provide required itemized wage statements and payroll records.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
Paying in cash does not remove the requirement to provide required itemized wage statements and payroll records.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option A: Meal timing.
Meal timing. belongs to a different file or record trail; it does not prove the wage statement records event.
Option B: Misclassification.
Misclassification. belongs to a different file or record trail; it does not prove the wage statement records event.
Option D: New-hire reporting.
New-hire reporting. belongs to a different file or record trail; it does not prove the wage statement records event.
Memory Technique
A record works only when it proves the exact paying event for Correcting Payroll.
Reference Hint
Study anchor (closed-book): memorize Wage statement records from California DIR/DLSE wage statement, payroll record, payday, and Wage. / California Labor Code Section 226 itemized wage statement; know the rule or calculation trigger without relying on exam-room lookup.
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