Question 1

How does this calculator split my hours into regular and overtime?

Accepted Answer

Each day is checked against the "OT After (hrs/day)" threshold you set in the settings bar — 8 hours by default, matching the most common US daily overtime rule. Every hour worked up to that threshold counts as regular time; anything beyond it on that same day is counted as overtime and paid at your chosen OT rate. The split happens per day, not for the week as a whole, so a 10-hour Tuesday shows 8 regular hours and 2 overtime hours even if your weekly total hasn't hit 40 yet.

Question 2

Should I subtract my lunch break from each day's hours?

Accepted Answer

Yes, if it's unpaid — standard practice for meal breaks of 30 minutes or longer. Enter the break length in minutes in that day's "Break (min)" column and it's deducted from the raw clock-in-to-clock-out span before the regular/overtime split happens. Short paid breaks (typically under 20 minutes) usually shouldn't be subtracted, since you're still being compensated for that time — leave those out of the break field entirely.

Question 3

What's the difference between 1.5× and 2× overtime rates?

Accepted Answer

1.5× — "time and a half" — is the standard overtime multiplier required for non-exempt employees under US federal law once they exceed 40 hours in a workweek (many states also apply it daily past 8 hours). 2×, or "double time," isn't a federal requirement but is common in certain states, union contracts, or company policies for extreme hours — for example, past 12 hours in a single day. Pick whichever rate matches your actual pay policy from the OT Rate dropdown; the calculator applies it only to the hours flagged as overtime.

Question 4

Can I log an overnight shift that crosses midnight?

Accepted Answer

Yes. If you clock out earlier in the day than you clocked in — for example, in at 22:00 and out at 06:00 — the calculator automatically treats the shift as crossing midnight and adds 24 hours to the clock-out time before subtracting, so that entry correctly comes out to 8 hours rather than a negative number.

Question 5

Why are Saturday and Sunday blank by default?

Accepted Answer

The timesheet starts with a typical Monday-through-Friday workweek pre-filled and the weekend left empty, since that's the most common schedule — but every row, including Saturday and Sunday, is fully editable. Add clock-in and clock-out times to either weekend row if you worked it, and it's included in the weekly totals, gross pay, and the Hours Per Day chart exactly like any weekday.

Day	Hours	Regular	OT
Mon 9/14	7.50h	7.50h	-
Tue 9/15	7.50h	7.50h	-
Wed 9/16	7.50h	7.50h	-
Thu 9/17	7.50h	7.50h	-
Fri 9/18	7.50h	7.50h	-
Sat 9/19	--	-	-
Sun 9/20	--	-	-

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