N.Y. Lab. Law § 696-e

§ 696-e. Records of employers. For every employee covered by this\narticle, every employer shall establish, maintain, and preserve for not\nless than six years contemporaneous, true, and accurate payroll records\nshowing for each week worked the hours worked, the compensation\nprovided, plus such other information as the commissioner deems material\nand necessary. For all covered airport workers who are not exempt from\novertime compensation as established in the commissioner's minimum wage\norders or otherwise provided by law, rule, or regulation, the payroll\nrecords shall include the compensation provided and the regular hourly\nrate or rates of pay, the overtime rate or rates of pay, the number of\nregular hours worked, the number of overtime hours worked and the cost\nof benefits and/or benefit supplements. On demand, the employer shall\nfurnish to the commissioner or his or her duly authorized representative\na sworn statement of the hours worked, rate or rates of compensation,\nfor each covered airport worker, plus such other information as the\ncommissioner deems material and necessary. Every employer shall keep\nsuch records open to inspection by the commissioner or his or her duly\nauthorized representative at any reasonable time. Every employer of a\ncovered airport worker shall keep a digest and summary of this article\nwhich shall be prepared by the commissioner, posted in a conspicuous\nplace in his or her establishment and shall also keep posted such\nadditional copies of said digest and summary as the commissioner\nprescribes. Employers shall, on request, be furnished with copies of\nthis article and of orders, and of digests and summaries thereof,\nwithout charge. Employers shall permit the commissioner or his or her\nduly authorized representative to question without interference any\nemployee of such employer in a private location at the place of\nemployment and during working hours in respect to the wages paid to and\nthe hours worked by such employee or other employees.\n