We checked 18 claims in this article against the refreshed research, federal regulations, California and Oregon case law, and federal recordkeeping rules. All 18 verified; no unsupported, outdated, or unresolved claims remain.
Verification result: the checked article claims are verified for publication.
5 claims
Federal law still allows neutral time-clock rounding
The article correctly frames rounding as allowed only when it does not underpay employees over time.
The federal named intervals are 5 minutes, one-tenth of an hour, and quarter hour
One-tenth of an hour is 6 minutes.
Early and late punches can be disregarded only if no work is performed
Supported by §785.48(a).
Federal law requires records of hours worked each workday and total hours worked each workweek
The article ties this correctly to raw-punch preservation.
Federal payroll records are generally retained three years and supplementary records two years
The article states the federal floor.
1 claim
The 7-minute rule is a quarter-hour rounding convention
The article does not present the 7/8 split as separate statutory text.
2 claims
Exact-time systems change the risk of rounding
Framed as a risk-management claim, not as a federal ban.
Employers should preserve raw punches and audit rounding against exact time
Supported by the federal neutrality and recordkeeping rules.
6 claims
See's Candy adopted federal-style rounding in California
The article presents it as the older California rule.
AHMC upheld a workforce-neutral rounding policy
The article uses AHMC only as historical context.
Donohue bars rounding California meal-period punches
Donohue is final California Supreme Court authority.
Camp held that exact-time capture makes rounded pay improper under California law
The article correctly states that California Supreme Court review is pending.
Eisele rejected Home Depot's rounding policy under Oregon wage law
The article correctly says this is not an Oregon Supreme Court decision.
Mt. Clemens burden shifting applies when employer records are inadequate
The article uses the case as a recordkeeping warning.
1 claim
Camp is persuasive while review is pending, not final binding California Supreme Court law
This is the key caveat that prevents overstatement.
1 claim
Woodworth followed Camp and is pending review
The article uses Woodworth as supporting direction, not final Supreme Court law.
1 claim
Auto-deduction can be lawful federally if missed-break reporting procedures work
The article keeps this separate from rounding and then explains the California Donohue overlay.
1 claim
The time-card calculator is related because it lets readers compare rounded and exact totals
The article's embed matches the tool's purpose.
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