# Time sheets: Payday Frequency And Retention

> The Payday Frequency And Retention carries 4 published figures read from 3 sources' own pages, from 10 to 31 day, read 26 September 2026.

TimeCardBook · https://timecardbook.com/datasets/payday-frequency-and-retention/ · computed 2026-10-05

**Range of the published figures:** 10 to 31 day (range 10 to 31 day; 4 sources with a figure; 3 of 10 sources read publish one).

3 of the 10 named sources read in full publish a figure; 6 publish none, read 26 September 2026.

## By period

| Breakdown | Median | Range | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| period maximum interval between paydays (Minnesota) | 31 day | 31 to 31 day | 1 |
| period federal record filing deadline | 10 day | 10 to 10 day | 1 |
| period final pay after an oil-drilling layoff | 24 hour | 24 to 24 hour | 1 |
| period final pay after a quit without notice | 72 hour | 72 to 72 hour | 1 |
| period maximum interval between paydays (California) | 31 day | 31 to 31 day | 1 |
| period payroll records request deadline | 21 day | 21 to 21 day | 1 |

## Every figure, with its source

One row per source: the figure the source's own page publishes, the page, and the day it was read.

| Source | Figure | Breakdown | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| [California DLSE paydays and pay periods FAQ](https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/faq_paydays.htm) | 72 hour | final pay after a quit without notice | 2026-09-26 |
| [dol.gov](https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/state/payday) | 31 day | maximum interval between paydays (Minnesota) | 2026-09-26 |
| [California DLSE paydays and pay periods FAQ](https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/faq_paydays.htm) | 31 day | maximum interval between paydays (California) | 2026-09-26 |
| [California DLSE paydays and pay periods FAQ](https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/faq_paydays.htm) | 24 hour | final pay after an oil-drilling layoff | 2026-09-26 |
| [California DLSE paydays and pay periods FAQ](https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/faq_paydays.htm) | 21 day | payroll records request deadline | 2026-09-26 |
| [eCFR 29 CFR 516.2, records to be kept by employers](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/subtitle-A/part-516/subpart-A/section-516.2) | 10 day | federal record filing deadline | 2026-09-26 |

## The sentence each figure was read from (6)

- [California DLSE paydays and pay periods FAQ](https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/faq_paydays.htm), read 2026-09-26: "An employee without a written employment contract for a definite period of time who quits without giving 72 hours prior notice must be paid all of his or her wages, including accrued vacation, within 72 hours of quitting."
- [dol.gov](https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/state/payday), read 2026-09-26: "Under Minnesota statute, employers are required to pay their employees for all wages including salary, earnings and gratuities at least once every 31 days, and all commissions earned by an employee at least once every three months on a regular payday."
- [California DLSE paydays and pay periods FAQ](https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/faq_paydays.htm), read 2026-09-26: "No two successive paydays shall be more than 31 days apart, and the payment must include all wages up to the regular payday."
- [California DLSE paydays and pay periods FAQ](https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/faq_paydays.htm), read 2026-09-26: "An employee engaged in the business of oil drilling who is laid off must be paid within 24 hours after discharge, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays."
- [California DLSE paydays and pay periods FAQ](https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/faq_paydays.htm), read 2026-09-26: "Your payroll records must be made available to you upon reasonable request, which request must be complied with by your employer as soon as practicable, but no later than 21 calendar days from the date you make such request. Effective January 1, 2003, a failure by the employer to permit a current or former employee to inspect or copy his or her payroll records within the 21 day period entitles the"
- [eCFR 29 CFR 516.2, records to be kept by employers](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/subtitle-A/part-516/subpart-A/section-516.2), read 2026-09-26: "(iii) file the original, as evidence of payment by the employer and receipt by the employee, with the Administrator or an authorized representative within 10 days after payment is made."

## Read in full, publishes no figure

- [DOL form WH-347, certified payroll for federal contracts](https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/forms/wh347), read 2026-09-19: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [eCFR 2 CFR 200.430, compensation - personal services](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-2/subtitle-A/chapter-II/part-200/subpart-E/subject-group-ECFRed1f39f9b3d4e79/section-200.430), read 2026-09-26: every candidate on the page was refused
- [New York State DOL frequency of pay](https://dol.ny.gov/frequency-pay), read 2026-09-19: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [GOV.UK understanding your pay](https://www.gov.uk/understanding-your-pay), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Fair Work Ombudsman paying wages](https://www.fairwork.gov.au/pay-and-wages/paying-wages), read 2026-09-19: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [DOL Fact Sheet #21, FLSA recordkeeping (retention)](https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/fact-sheets/21-flsa-recordkeeping), read 2026-09-18: every candidate on the page was refused

## Methodology

Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through our fetch service on the date shown, hash-pinned to the stored read (the sha of the page's visible text; the raw page is mirrored to R2). 3 of the 10 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 6 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 0 could not be read (blocked, dead or unreachable) and count nowhere. The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source in day (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences), so N counts sources, never sentences; 21 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded. The fuller derivation this dataset is chartered to grow into (not yet what the figures above are; they are each source's own published figure as read): one row per jurisdiction: the minimum pay frequency by worker class, the fields the record must carry, and the retention period - each quoted from that jurisdiction's own authority. The derived figure is the count of states permitting each period (weekly, biweekly, semi-monthly, monthly) and the states where a salaried or a construction worker is treated differently, which decides which template a buyer can lawfully use; joined to the federal certified-payroll and grant-funded standards that add fields on top.

## Sources

- [DOL state payday requirements](https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/state/payday) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [eCFR 29 CFR 516.2, records to be kept by employers](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/subtitle-A/part-516/subpart-A/section-516.2) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [DOL form WH-347, certified payroll for federal contracts](https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/forms/wh347) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [eCFR 2 CFR 200.430, compensation - personal services](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-2/subtitle-A/chapter-II/part-200/subpart-E/subject-group-ECFRed1f39f9b3d4e79/section-200.430) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [California DLSE paydays and pay periods FAQ](https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/faq_paydays.htm) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [New York State DOL frequency of pay](https://dol.ny.gov/frequency-pay) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [GOV.UK understanding your pay](https://www.gov.uk/understanding-your-pay) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Fair Work Ombudsman paying wages](https://www.fairwork.gov.au/pay-and-wages/paying-wages) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [DOL Fact Sheet #21, FLSA recordkeeping (retention)](https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/fact-sheets/21-flsa-recordkeeping) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [dol.gov](https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/state/payday) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)

## Cite or embed

- The Payday Frequency And Retention carries 4 published figures read from 3 sources' own pages, from 10 to 31 day, read 26 September 2026.
- 3 of the 10 named sources read in full publish a figure; 6 publish none, read 26 September 2026.
- Payday Frequency And Retention, period maximum interval between paydays (Minnesota): median 31 day across 1 source, read 26 September 2026.
- Payday Frequency And Retention, period federal record filing deadline: median 10 day across 1 source, read 26 September 2026.
- Payday Frequency And Retention, period final pay after an oil-drilling layoff: median 24 hour across 1 source, read 26 September 2026.
- Payday Frequency And Retention, period final pay after a quit without notice: median 72 hour across 1 source, read 26 September 2026.
- Payday Frequency And Retention, period maximum interval between paydays (California): median 31 day across 1 source, read 26 September 2026.
- Payday Frequency And Retention, period payroll records request deadline: median 21 day across 1 source, read 26 September 2026.

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