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The 7-minute rule rounds punches to the nearest quarter hour: 7:53 to 8:07 becomes 8:00. It is legal only if it balances out over time. Here is how it works and how to check it.

Which hours tracker apps still sell a one-time purchase, what the free tiers include, and a checklist for one that gets overtime, breaks and export right.

Biweekly pay is 26 checks a year of 80 standard hours; semi-monthly is 24 checks of 86.67. Overtime is still figured per workweek either way. Here is how the two differ in practice.

California pays overtime by the day and by the week: 1.5x after 8 hours, 2x after 12, 1.5x after 40, and a seventh-day rule. Here is how the layers fit together.

A missed punch does not mean zero pay. Report the real time in writing right away, check the correction on your stub, and keep your own log so it never comes down to memory.

Leaving Hours Tracker or HoursTracker? Get your history out first, see what each app charges, and what to look for in a replacement that does not bill weekly.

Subtract your clock-in from your clock-out, take off unpaid meal breaks, convert minutes to decimals, and add up the week. Here is the method, with the rules on what counts.

Overtime is 1.5 times your regular rate for every hour over 40 in a workweek. Here is how to work out the regular rate, where daily overtime applies, and how to check your stub.

Your employer's time record is the default evidence in any pay dispute. A dated log of your own punches is how you check it and how a wage claim gets proven. Here is what to record and how.

Keep separate records and rates for each job, know when overtime combines across jobs and when it does not, and see a worked example with two pay rates.

Four ways to track your work hours, from a notebook to a time clock app, what to record each shift, and a routine for checking the record against your stub.

An employer can deduct an unpaid lunch only if you actually took it and were fully relieved of duty. Here is when auto-deductions are legal, when they are not, and what a skipped lunch is worth.

Time and a half is 1.5 times your regular rate of pay, owed for every hour over 40 in a workweek. Here is the rate math, when it applies, and the cases where the rate is higher than you think.