A contractor keeps payroll records but cannot produce older records within the required retention period. What should be checked?
Correct Answer
A) Record retention.
Payroll records must be retained for the required retention period.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
Payroll records must be retained for the required retention period.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option B: Final paycheck.
Final paycheck. belongs to a different file or record trail; it does not prove the payroll record retention event.
Option C: Itemized data.
Itemized data. belongs to a different file or record trail; it does not prove the payroll record retention event.
Option D: Maintain coverage.
Maintain coverage. belongs to a different file or record trail; it does not prove the payroll record retention event.
Memory Technique
Administrative proof for Auditing Payroll: event, approval, receipt, follow-up.
Reference Hint
Study anchor (closed-book): memorize cited employment duty from California DIR/DLSE wage statement, payroll record, payday, and Wage. / California Labor Code payroll cited employment duty; know the rule or calculation trigger without relying on exam-room lookup.
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