Tips, updates & articles about timecard calculations, work hours & overtime for US workers.
Quick Answer: The 7 minute rule allows employers to round employee clock-in and clock-out times to the nearest quarter-hour. Punches of 1–7 minutes round down; punches of 8–14 minutes round up. This rounding is legal under FLSA at 29 CFR 785.48, but only if it averages out neutrally over time. If your employer rounds your…
Quick Answer: Decimal time converts work hours into a single number for payroll calculations. Minutes are divided by 60 to get the decimal fraction, 45 minutes becomes 0.75, making 8:45 equal to 8.75 hours. All payroll software including QuickBooks and ADP processes time in this format. Ever looked at a pay stub and noticed your…
Ever wondered why some coworkers get overtime pay and others don’t, even when everyone’s putting in the same long hours? The answer almost always comes down to one thing: whether you’re classified as exempt or non-exempt under federal law. This classification of exempt vs non-exempt directly affects your paycheck every single week. Once you understand…
If you work in California, one set of California Overtime rules isn’t enough to understand. You need to know two, the federal standard vs California’s own rules. And when they conflict, California almost always wins. Most U.S. states follow the federal law set by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). California goes further, with daily…
Most of us don’t think twice when we clock in. A tap on the phone, a badge swipe, or a quick entry into a free time card calculator, and the workday begins. But here’s something most people don’t know: the whole idea of precisely recording when an employee starts and stops work is only about…
