Everhour supports manual time entry and approval workflows when teams need clean records without relying only on live timers.
Enter your time in and out for each day. Overtime and gross pay are calculated automatically.
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One click and you're timing. Start a timer, add an entry, edit the details. This is exactly how it feels in Everhour.
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A manual time tracking app helps you enter work after the task is done, usually by date, person, project, task, client, and hours. The goal is a usable record, not a stopwatch history. For a freelancer, that can mean logging 2.5 hours to a client project before invoicing. For an employer, it means keeping daily and weekly hours clear enough for review.
U.S. employers covered by the FLSA must keep accurate records for non-exempt workers, but federal law does not require one specific timekeeping form or system. For employees covered by the FLSA minimum wage or overtime provisions, records must include hours worked each workday and total hours worked each workweek. Manual entry is acceptable only when the records stay complete and accurate.
A useful manual entry names the work period, the worker, the project or client, the task, and the billable status. Notes matter when similar tasks repeat across the week. A line such as "March 5, 2026, client onboarding, data import review, 1.75 hours, billable" gives a reviewer more context than "admin, 2 hours."
Teams also need a consistent workweek. Under the FLSA, a workweek is a fixed, regularly recurring period of 168 hours, made of seven consecutive 24-hour periods. Covered non-exempt employees must receive overtime pay for hours worked over 40 in a workweek at not less than one and one-half times the regular rate of pay. Hours cannot be averaged across two or more workweeks for FLSA overtime purposes.
Manual tracking fails when people recreate a whole week from memory on Friday afternoon. Reconstructed entries usually round too much, miss short tasks, and blur billable and non-billable work. A better habit is same-day entry with clear task names and short notes. The app should make corrections visible enough that a manager can see late edits before payroll, billing, or reporting closes.
Weekend and holiday work also needs careful labeling. The FLSA does not require overtime premium pay solely for Saturday, Sunday, holiday, or regular rest-day work unless the weekly overtime rule is triggered or another law or agreement applies. A manual record should still show the actual day worked, because state rules, client contracts, or internal policies can treat those hours differently.
A free manual tracker is enough for a solo invoice, a small weekly total, or a one-time cleanup of project hours. It works best when you need a clear export, a printed record, or a quick way to separate client work from internal time. Small teams can also use it for a short trial before deciding which fields belong in their regular workflow.
A managed workflow becomes necessary when manual entries feed payroll review, recurring invoices, budgets, and approvals. Everhour Timesheets collect weekly project hours and working hours by person, then let managers approve, reject, partially approve, and lock submitted time. That approval trail gives teams a cleaner system of record than scattered spreadsheets and late messages.
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Yes. The FLSA requires covered employers to keep accurate records for non-exempt workers, but it does not require a specific form, app, or time clock. The record must still include hours worked each workday and total hours worked each workweek for employees covered by the FLSA minimum wage or overtime provisions.
Same-day entry gives the cleanest record because the worker still remembers the task, client, and billable status. Weekly catch-up creates more rounding and missed short tasks. Employers also need records that support weekly overtime review, since covered non-exempt employees receive FLSA overtime after more than 40 hours in a workweek.
Yes. A manual app should let you separate billable client time from internal work, admin time, training, or project management. That split matters for invoices, profitability review, and project budgets. A good record also keeps the task or project name attached to the hours, so totals can be traced back to real work.
The common mistakes are weekly totals without daily detail, vague task names, missing billable status, and edits made after approval without a clear review process. For U.S. employers, payroll records must be preserved for at least three years, and basic time and earnings records must be preserved for at least two years.
Yes. Time entries can contain personal information, work patterns, project assignments, and notes. U.S. businesses handling personal information must avoid unfair or deceptive practices under Section 5 of the FTC Act. FTC guidance says companies keeping sensitive customer or employee information should collect only what they need, protect it, and dispose of it securely.
Everhour Timesheets collect weekly project hours and working hours by person, then route submitted time to managers for approval, rejection, or partial approval. Submitted and approved time can be locked, which helps keep payroll and billing review tied to records that are no longer changing.
Everhour records timer, manual, and past-date entries separately, so teams can compare time captured during work with time added afterward. That distinction helps managers spot patterns, review corrections, and decide whether a team needs reminders, timer rules, or tighter approval settings.
Track weekly project and working hours, route them through approval, and lock reviewed timesheets. Everhour gives teams a durable record for payroll and billing review.
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