Employee Timesheet Template: What Every Timesheet Must Track, the FLSA Recordkeeping Rule, and Legal Rounding
The FLSA requires payroll records kept 3 years and permits quarter-hour rounding only when neutral — plus a free weekly timesheet template.
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The FLSA Duties Tests, Explained: How the Executive, Administrative, Professional, Computer, and Outside Sales Exemptions Work — Plus the Salary Basis Rule That Disqualifies Hourly Managers
A salary above $35,568 doesn't make a worker exempt — FLSA duties tests and the salary basis rule decide, and titles count for nothing.
Outgrowing Spreadsheet Budgets? How Modern FP&A Software Gives Small Businesses Driver-Based Forecasts Without a Finance Team
Driver-based FP&A tools turn headcount, pricing, and churn assumptions into rolling forecasts — Jirav, Cube, and Datarails compared for small teams.
Seasonal Workers and Overtime: How the FLSA Exemption for Amusement Parks, Camps, and Ski Resorts Works
Amusement parks, camps, and ski resorts can skip federal overtime by passing the 7-month or 33-1/3 percent receipts test — if state law agrees.
Daily Overtime and Double Time in California, Alaska, and Nevada: The 8-Hour, 12-Hour, and Seventh-Day Rules That Trip Up Employers
California pays 1.5x past 8 hours and double time past 12; Alaska adds daily overtime and Nevada ties it to wages, so the federal 40-hour rule is not enough.
Pittsburgh's Sick-Leave Ordinance Just Got Bigger: What the 2026 PSDA Amendment Means for Your Payroll
Pittsburgh's 2026 sick-leave expansion requires 1 hour per 30 hours worked, capped at 72 hours for larger employers — nearly double the old limits.
Homebase vs. 7shifts vs. When I Work: How Small Restaurants and Retailers Should Choose Scheduling Software in 2026
Homebase and 7shifts charge per location, When I Work per user — so headcount decides cost. 7shifts leads on POS labor forecasting and tip pooling.
Which Travel and Training Time Is Paid? The DOL Fact Sheet 22 Rules for Employers
Under DOL Fact Sheet 22, the ordinary commute is unpaid, but job-site, overnight and most training time are hours worked — and count toward US FLSA overtime.
VETS-4212 Is Due September 30: The Federal Contractor's Last-Minute Filing Guide
Any U.S. federal contractor holding one $200,000+ contract must file VETS-4212 by September 30, whatever its headcount — here's the data, locations and fixes.
Do You Owe Every Employee a Day of Rest? One-Day-in-Seven Laws in California, New York, and Illinois
California, New York, and Illinois each mandate a weekly day of rest — measured three different ways, with per-employee penalties for every week you miss.
Reporting-Time Pay, Explained: The "Show-Up Pay" Rules That Kick In Every Time You Send a Scheduled Employee Home Early
No federal law requires show-up pay, but eight US states plus DC do — California owes half the shift (2–4 hours) when you send scheduled staff home early.
West Virginia Just Unlocked $100 Million in Growth Capital for Local Employers: Your Guide to the WV First Small Business Growth Act
West Virginia gives insurers a 60% premium-tax credit for backing growth funds that invest in local employers with fewer than 250 staff.