Online timesheets keep weekly hours organized in one browser-based workflow. Everhour adds approvals for payroll and billing review.
Enter your time in and out for each day. Overtime and gross pay are calculated automatically.
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An online timesheet app helps you collect the hours worked each day, total the week, and separate project work from general working time. For U.S. employers covered by the FLSA minimum wage or overtime provisions, records for nonexempt workers must include daily hours worked and total hours worked each workweek. The law does not require one specific system, but the record must be complete and accurate.
The practical job is simple: turn Monday through Sunday, or any fixed seven-day workweek your organization uses, into a record with names, dates, projects, tasks, hours, and notes. A freelancer uses it to support an invoice. A manager uses it to approve team time. A bookkeeper uses it to reconcile payroll, billable time, and internal work without chasing handwritten corrections.
Online access removes the install step and keeps the timesheet available from a browser, but it does not remove recordkeeping discipline. Each entry still needs the right person, date, amount of time, project or client, and work category. A browser-based sheet is enough for a small team when everyone enters time consistently and the final weekly record can be reviewed, exported, or retained.
The main online mistake is treating the app like a scratchpad. Payroll records must be preserved for at least three years, and basic time and earnings records, such as daily start and stop time cards or sheets, must be preserved for at least two years. If online entries get overwritten without history, exported without names, or stored outside the payroll process, the convenience creates cleanup work later.
A useful timesheet separates project hours, working hours, billable time, non-billable time, and any notes needed for review. A clean line can read: March 5, 2026, Client A, Website updates, billable, 3.25 hours, $85 per hour. U.S. users normally enter rates in U.S. dollars for billing, payroll, and rate fields.
Federal overtime under the FLSA is based on a fixed 168-hour workweek. Unless exempt, covered 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. Saturday, Sunday, holiday, or regular rest-day work does not require federal overtime premium pay by itself unless the weekly overtime rule is triggered or another law or agreement applies.
A free online timesheet is enough when you need one weekly total, a simple client backup file, or a quick record for a small amount of work. It works best when the approval path is informal and the same person enters, checks, and sends the time. The tool should still leave you with a readable record, not just a number.
A managed workflow matters when tracked time feeds payroll, client billing, budgets, and team reporting. Everhour Timesheets collect weekly project hours and working hours by person, then let users submit time for approval. Managers can approve, reject, partially approve, and lock submitted or approved time so payroll and billing review use a controlled record instead of a loose spreadsheet.
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An online timesheet app can support FLSA recordkeeping if it creates complete and accurate records for covered nonexempt workers. Employer records must include hours worked each workday and total hours worked each workweek. The FLSA does not require a specific timekeeping form or system, so the method matters less than the accuracy, completeness, and retention of the records.
The workweek total matters for federal overtime review. Under the FLSA, unless exempt, covered employees must receive overtime pay for hours worked over 40 in a fixed, regularly recurring 168-hour workweek. Hours cannot be averaged across two or more workweeks to avoid overtime. State law, policy, or a contract can add stricter rules.
Separate billable and non-billable time when the record supports client billing, project budgets, or utilization review. A single weekly total can support payroll review, but it does not explain which hours belong on an invoice or which internal tasks consumed capacity. Clear categories reduce disputes and make rate-based billing easier to audit.
A browser-based timesheet can replace a spreadsheet when it preserves names, dates, daily hours, weekly totals, projects, comments, and approval status in a consistent format. A spreadsheet still works for simple cases, but it becomes fragile when multiple people edit it, formulas change, or final versions are stored outside the payroll or billing process.
Online timesheets contain employee personal information, so collection and storage practices matter. U.S. businesses must avoid unfair or deceptive practices under Section 5 of the FTC Act. FTC guidance says companies keeping sensitive information about customers or employees should collect only what they need, keep it safe, and dispose of it securely.
Everhour Timesheets collect weekly project hours and working hours by person, then let users submit time for manager review. Managers can approve, reject, partially approve, and lock time entries, which gives payroll and billing teams a reviewed record before they use the hours.
Everhour embeds time tracking inside tools such as Asana, ClickUp, GitHub, Linear, Jira, Monday, Notion, Trello, and Basecamp. Team members can track time against the task they are working on, so the timesheet reflects project context instead of disconnected weekly totals.
Move from browser-based weekly totals to submitted, approved, and locked timesheets. Everhour gives teams a controlled review workflow for payroll and billing.
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