We checked the state overtime calculator's modeled rules, public copy, methodology, FAQ, widget disclosures, and worked examples against the finalized overtime research and current primary sources. All core modeled rules verified. The prior Nevada wage-cutoff simplification has been fixed with an explicit cutoff toggle. Remaining scope limits are disclosed on the public page: industry-specific overtime carve-outs, blended-rate weeks, classification disputes, damages, and 7-day consecutive stretches that cross employer workweeks are not modeled.
This fact check is written for the same reader as the tool: a small employer using the calculator as a quick payroll estimate. The calculator is accurate for a single non-exempt hourly worker paid one flat rate in one of the modeled jurisdictions. It is not a classification tool, a blended-regular-rate calculator, or a damages calculator.
Verification result: the checked tool claims are verified for publication.
3 claims
Federal mode calculates weekly overtime after 40 hours
Federal fallback has no daily overtime, double-time, or 7th-day premium.
California mode calculates daily overtime after 8 hours, double-time after 12 hours, weekly overtime after 40 hours, and 7th-day premiums
California 7th-day structure and 2× after 12 hours are accurately described.
Alaska mode calculates daily overtime after 8 hours and weekly overtime after 40 hours
Methodology discloses that Alaska's voluntary flexible work-hour plan is not modeled.
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Nevada mode lets the user choose whether daily overtime applies below the 1.5× minimum-wage cutoff
The widget asks whether the Nevada employee is below the cutoff or at/above it. Below the cutoff keeps daily overtime after 8 hours; at/above the cutoff switches Nevada to weekly-only overtime. The public copy states the $12.00 minimum wage × 1.5 = $18.00/hour cutoff.
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Colorado mode calculates overtime after 12 hours in a workday and weekly overtime after 40 hours
Colorado also has a 12-consecutive-hour trigger. Methodology states that rule, while the calculator's seven day inputs primarily model the per-workday version.
Kentucky mode calculates a 7th-day premium, with the real statute carrying a 40-hour qualifier
Public copy now states that Kentucky's 7th-day rule does not apply if the employee was not permitted to work more than 40 hours during the workweek. The calculator models the 7th-day premium when all seven entered days have hours.
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The calculator assumes the worker is non-exempt
Tool copy states federal $684/week and California $70,304/year for 2026 where threshold examples are needed.
Industry-specific carve-outs are not modeled
Public copy now names narrower examples without implying they are general rules: Oregon manufacturing, Connecticut hotel/restaurant work, Hawaii public works, North Dakota oilfield/construction, Missouri public works, Wisconsin minors, and Maryland agriculture.
Blended regular-rate, bonus, commission, piece-rate, and multi-rate calculations are not modeled
The methodology routes this to the broader article and sibling blended overtime calculator rather than over-promising.
The calculator estimates underlying overtime pay, not liquidated damages or state penalty exposure
Methodology now avoids overbroad multipliers and keeps the promise to "underlying overtime pay."
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Federal 5×10 at $25 totals $1,375
40 × $25 + 10 × $37.50 = $1,375.
California 7×8 at $25 totals $1,600
40 regular hours + 16 premium hours at 1.5× = $1,600 total.
California 14-hour day at $25 totals $450
8 × $25 + 4 × $37.50 + 2 × $50 = $450.
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