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title: "Check an itemized wage statement against the state's published list"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/employment-and-workplace-relations/check-a-pay-slip-against-the-published-content-list/united-states"
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site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A14-KE20261022-11-US"
practice_area: "Employment & Workplace Relations (incl. WHS)"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Check an itemized wage statement against the state's published list

> From the wage statement, mark which of the nine items in California Labor Code section 226(a) is shown: gross wages earned, total hours worked, piece-rate units and any piece rate if the employee is paid on a…

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Employment & Workplace Relations (incl. WHS)](https://ailawframework.com/practice/employment-and-workplace-relations.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | From the wage statement, mark which of the nine items in California Labor Code section 226(a) is shown: gross wages earned, total hours worked, piece-rate units and any piece rate if the employee is paid on a piece-rate basis, all deductions, net wages earned, the inclusive dates of the period, the employee's name and only the last four digits of the social security number or an employee identification number, the name and address of the legal entity that is the employer, and all applicable hourly rates with the corresponding hours at each rate. Do not decide that a missing hours line is a breach. |
| What the lawyer must review | A California employer must furnish an accurate itemized written statement semimonthly or at the time of each payment of wages, as a detachable part of the check, draft, or voucher, or separately if wages are paid by personal check or cash (Cal. Lab. Code § 226(a)). You decide whether each item is required on this statement. Subdivision (j) says total hours worked need not be shown in the cases that subdivision lists. Those cases were not read in full, so you open subdivision (j) before you treat a missing hours line as a breach. Federal payroll records under 29 C.F.R. § 516.2 are a different list. This statement rule is California. Other States were not opened. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Check a pay slip against the published content list](https://ailawframework.com/practice/employment-and-workplace-relations/check-a-pay-slip-against-the-published-content-list.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: From the wage statement, mark which of the nine items in California Labor Code section 226(a) is shown: gross wages earned, total hours worked, piece-rate units and any piece rate if the employee is paid on a piece-rate basis, all deductions, net wages earned, the inclusive dates of the period, the employee's name and only the last four digits of the social security number or an employee identification number, the name and address of the legal entity that is the employer, and all applicable hourly rates with the corresponding hours at each rate. Do not decide that a missing hours line is a breach.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- From 1 July 2013 a temporary-services employer, as the section defines it, also shows the rate and the total hours for each temporary assignment.
- Deductions made on the employee's written orders may be aggregated and shown as one item.

## Sources

- [California Labor Code § 226, Itemized wage statement](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=LAB&sectionNum=226.) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [29 C.F.R. § 516.2, Employees subject to minimum wage or minimum wage and overtime](https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/29/516.2) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*