Practical guides, tips, and product updates on time clocks, employee scheduling, attendance tracking, and smarter workforce management.
Learn how GPS clock-in and geofences verify where mobile employees start and end work, where GPS accuracy falls short, how to handle privacy and consent, and how to set it up in an afternoon.
Short breaks are generally paid, meal breaks only unpaid when employees are fully relieved, and automatic deductions carry real risk. Here’s how to track employee breaks accurately.
What to include in an attendance policy for hourly employees, how to handle early clock-ins and missed punches, and a sample outline to adapt with legal review.
Paper, spreadsheet, app, kiosk or NFC? A practical guide to choosing a time clock for a team of 1-29 employees, with the features that matter, real cost math and a one-week rollout plan.
A practical guide to Texas wage and hour rules: minimum wage, overtime, breaks, Payday Law, final paychecks, sick leave and recordkeeping.
Download our free weekly employee timesheet template for Excel, then follow step-by-step instructions to record time, subtract lunch, convert minutes to decimal hours and split regular and overtime hours.
How to calculate PTO accrual, with formulas and worked examples (80 hours a year = 3.08 hours per biweekly period), plus caps, carryover, state payout rules and a policy checklist.
Predictive scheduling (Fair Workweek) laws in cities like New York, Chicago, Seattle and Los Angeles require advance schedules and premium pay for short-notice changes. Who is covered, how the main jurisdictions compare, and how to run compliant schedules.
How FLSA overtime is calculated: the fixed workweek, what goes into the regular rate, weighted averages, state daily overtime rules and the current exempt salary threshold, with worked examples and an employer checklist.
California requires a 30-minute meal before the end of the fifth hour and paid 10-minute rest breaks, with premium pay when breaks are missed. What employers need to know in 2026, plus a practical checklist.
How time clock rounding works under the FLSA, what the 7-minute rule means, where rounding policies go wrong, and why many US employers now pay from exact punches.
How to set up time tracking for field employees: choose a clock-in method, set a fair location policy, handle missed punches, and roll it out to mobile teams.