58-55-605.  Pay statement required.

(1)  On the day on which a person licensed under this chapter pays an individual for work that the individual performed, the person shall give the individual a written or electronic pay statement that states:

Terms Used In Utah Code 58-55-605

  • Individual: means a natural person. See Utah Code 58-55-102
  • Person: means a natural person, sole proprietorship, joint venture, corporation, limited liability company, association, or organization of any type. See Utah Code 58-55-102
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(a)  the individual’s name;

(b)  the individual’s base rate of pay;

(c)  the dates of the pay period for which the individual is being paid;

(d)  if paid hourly, the number of hours the individual worked during the pay period;

(e)  the amount of and reason for any money withheld in accordance with state or federal law, including:

(i)  state and federal income tax;

(ii)  Social Security tax;

(iii)  Medicare tax; and

(iv)  court-ordered withholdings; and

(f)  the total amount paid to the individual for that pay period.

(2)  A person licensed under this chapter shall:

(a)  comply with the requirements described in Subsection (1) regardless of whether the licensee pays the individual by check, cash, or other means;

(b)  retain a copy of each pay statement described in Subsection (1) for at least three years after the day on which the person gives a copy of the pay statement to the individual; and

(c)  upon request, make the pay statement records described in this section available to the division for inspection.

Enacted by Chapter 188, 2014 General Session