12 of 12 verifiable claims ✓ Verified against Tier-1 (or Tier-1-proxy via Cornell LII) sources. Zero ✗ Issues. Zero ⚠ Partials. The tool has no modeled numeric thresholds in the sense the calculators do — its constants are FLSA §516.2(a) item numbers (1–12, for the regulation-mapping annotations) and pay-period row counts (7 / 14 / 31). The verifiable claims live in the methodology page's regulation citations + the FAQ's statutory references. All citations match Cornell LII / California legislature primary sources character-for-character; reporter cites are accurate; the §516.2-to-column mapping is faithful to the regulation's text. Tool ships with confidence.
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column date maps to §516.2(a)(7)
Date column records the day-of-work portion of (a)(7); the regulation says "Hours worked each workday" — recording the workday requires recording the date.
column day maps to §516.2(a)(5)
The Day column captures the day-of-week relative to the workweek-start declaration that (a)(5) requires.
columns in / out / regular map to §516.2(a)(7)
Clock in + clock out + regular hours together implement the "hours worked each workday" requirement of (a)(7). Break is a derived adjustment (no flsaItem) — it's how the worked-hours total is reduced for unpaid breaks, not a separate (a)(7) field.
column regular (hours) also maps to §516.2(a)(8)
The regular-hours column carries the foundation for the (a)(8) straight-time-earnings calculation (hours × regular rate). The actual earnings calculation is per pay-period (totals footer), not per row.
column overtime maps to §516.2(a)(9)
(a)(9) names "total premium pay for overtime hours." The overtime hours column records the underlying hours; the premium-pay calculation is per pay-period (totals footer). The methodology page describes this distinction.
column doubleTime maps to California Labor Code §510
California is the only state with a general 2× pay rule for hours over 12/day or 7th-consecutive-day after 8h. The double-time column is California-specific; the methodology page is explicit about this.
header employeeName maps to §516.2(a)(1)
header employeeAddress maps to §516.2(a)(2)
header occupation maps to §516.2(a)(4)
The (a)(4) item names both sex and occupation. The tool models occupation only (sex is rarely recorded on a per-form timesheet in modern practice; it's typically recorded once at hire on the I-9 / payroll setup). Methodology page is honest about this scope choice.
header workweekStart maps to §516.2(a)(5)
header periodEnding maps to §516.2(a)(12)
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29 CFR §516.2(a)'s 12 items as listed in supporting research notes
Item (4) of the regulation reads "Sex and occupation in which employed (sex may be indicated by use of the prefixes Mr., Mrs., Miss., or Ms.)" — verified against the regulation.
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29 CFR §516.5 — 3-year retention for payroll records
Section title and 3-year retention period confirmed.
29 CFR §516.6 — 2-year retention for basic time cards
2-year retention for "basic time and earning cards or sheets on which are entered the daily starting and stopping time" confirmed.
California Labor Code §1174 — daily-hours requirement + 3-year retention
§1174(d) requires "payroll records showing the hours worked daily by and the wages paid to" employees at the worksite. Three-year retention confirmed. The piece-rate units and minor-recordkeeping provisions also confirmed.
29 CFR §785.7 — workweek as "168 hours" / "seven consecutive 24-hour periods"
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