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A payroll file cannot show actual start and stop times for nonexempt employees. What is the issue?

Correct Answer

D) Time records.

Payroll records should support hours worked, including required timekeeping details.

Answer Options
A
Split-shift premium.
B
The basis of pay.
C
Three.
D
Time records.

Why This Is the Correct Answer

Payroll records should support hours worked, including required timekeeping details.

Why the Other Options Are Wrong

Option A: Split-shift premium.

Split-shift premium. belongs to a different file or record trail; it does not prove the payroll time records event.

Option B: The basis of pay.

The basis of pay. belongs to a different file or record trail; it does not prove the payroll time records event.

Option C: Three.

Three. belongs to a different file or record trail; it does not prove the payroll time records event.

Memory Technique

Administrative proof for Preparing 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 wage and hour recordkeeping concepts; know the rule or calculation trigger without relying on exam-room lookup.

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