Overtime rules
Paycheck Correct does not try to cover every state or every contract. It supports a small set of rules that cover a lot of U.S. hourly work — and explains each one before you use it.
The default for most U.S. hourly jobs
One workweek, one threshold: hours over 40 are paid at 1.5× the regular rate. Multiple worksites at the same employer combine; different employers do not.
Daily overtime, weekly overtime, and the seventh day
California adds daily overtime on top of the federal workweek. Hours over 8 in a day are 1.5×, hours over 12 are 2×, and the seventh consecutive day has its own rule.
Federal FLSA §7(j) for hospital and residential care
A federal option for hospitals and residential care establishments: overtime is based on a fixed 14-day period instead of the usual 40-hour workweek.
Federal 8/80 plus California daily, weekly, and seventh-day rules
For a California hospital or residential care employer that uses a federal 8/80 period, California's daily and weekly protections still apply. Paycheck Correct takes the higher result without double-counting.
A contract or union rule that differs from the legal presets
Use this only when a contract, union agreement, or pay stub shows a weekly threshold or multiplier that is different from Federal 40. It is not a legal preset.
Federal 40 and California daily cover the two largest groups in the app’s v1 scope. Hospital 8/80 is a federal option for eligible hospital and residential-care employers. California hospital 8/80 combines that option with California’s daily and seventh-day rules. Custom weekly is an escape hatch for contracts that do not match a legal preset.
Not sure? Open the rule that looks closest to your pay stub, then check the example. If the numbers do not match, use Federal 40 as the baseline or choose Custom weekly only when the contract is explicit.