Everhour records task and project hours, then turns tracked work into reports, budgets, invoices, and review-ready timesheets.
Enter your time in and out for each day. Overtime and gross pay are calculated automatically.
| Day | Time In | Break Start | Break End | Break | Time Out | Total |
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The calculator gives you the number — Everhour takes it from there.
One click and you're timing. Start a timer, add an entry, edit the details. This is exactly how it feels in Everhour.
Set a budget, assign rates, and get alerted before you're over.
Measurement
Track your budget through time or costs
Every report you need — configured your way, always up to date.
Tracked hours flow straight into a polished invoice — no copy-paste, no manual math.
You came here to capture work time in a format that supports a real next step: billing a client, reviewing payroll, checking a project budget, or submitting a weekly timesheet. A useful record connects each entry to a date, person, project, client, task, and billable status. It also keeps daily and weekly totals visible, because totals drive review decisions.
For U.S. employers covered by the FLSA minimum wage or overtime provisions, records for nonexempt workers must include hours worked each workday and total hours worked each workweek. The FLSA requires covered employers to keep accurate records for nonexempt workers, but it does not require one specific timekeeping method. A spreadsheet, time card, app, or integrated tracker works only if the record is complete and accurate.
Manual entry works for short, predictable work blocks, especially when the worker records time immediately after the task ends. Automatic timers work better for fragmented work, client switching, and project teams that need task-level detail. The main decision is accuracy. Reconstructed end-of-week entries often miss short tasks, internal work, and non-billable time that still affects capacity and budget reports.
A good setup separates project time from working time when those numbers serve different decisions. Project time shows where labor went across clients, tasks, and budgets. Working time supports timesheets, payroll review, and weekly totals. Teams also need a clear rule for billable and non-billable time, because invoice totals, profitability reports, and utilization rates use different slices of the same time record.
For covered nonexempt employees, FLSA overtime is based on a fixed workweek of 168 hours, made up of seven consecutive 24-hour periods. Covered employees who are not exempt 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 from two or more workweeks cannot be averaged for FLSA overtime.
Weekend or holiday work does not create federal overtime premium pay by itself under the FLSA. The weekly overtime rule must be triggered, or another law, policy, contract, or agreement must apply. This is why a time record needs the date and workweek, not only a task total. Employers must also preserve payroll records for at least three years and basic time and earnings records for at least two years.
A single weekly total is enough when you need a quick personal check, a simple client note, or a rough project review. It stops being enough when several people submit time, managers approve timesheets, invoices use billable rates, or payroll needs a consistent record. At that point, the record needs status, history, reporting, and a handoff process.
Everhour fits that managed workflow by turning logged time, budgets, costs, and project data into customizable operational reports. Teams can build reports with columns, grouping, filters, date ranges, and formatting, then export them as CSV, Excel/XLSX, or PDF. That makes tracked time easier to review before billing, payroll, project budget checks, and client reporting.
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A practical time record includes the date, worker, start and stop details or total time, project, client, task, billable status, and notes when needed. For employees covered by the FLSA minimum wage or overtime provisions, employer records must include hours worked each workday and total hours worked each workweek.
Manual entry is accurate enough when workers record time promptly and use consistent categories. Accuracy drops when entries are rebuilt from memory at the end of the week. Teams that switch between clients, tickets, or tasks need timers, reminders, or daily review habits to avoid missing short work blocks.
The FLSA does not require covered employers to use a specific timekeeping form or system. Covered employers must keep accurate records for nonexempt workers. A complete and accurate method can be paper, spreadsheet-based, digital, or integrated with project tools.
Weekend work does not create federal overtime premium pay by itself under the FLSA. Covered nonexempt employees must receive overtime pay for hours worked over 40 in a workweek, unless another law, policy, contract, or agreement creates a separate premium rule.
Employee time data is personal information in many workplace contexts. U.S. businesses must avoid unfair or deceptive practices under Section 5 of the FTC Act, and FTC guidance says companies keeping sensitive personal information about employees should collect only what they need, protect it, and dispose of it securely. California privacy rights also extend to covered employee data under the CCPA.
Everhour Reporting turns logged time, budgets, costs, and project data into customizable reports with 45+ columns, filters, grouping, and date ranges. Teams can export reports as CSV, Excel/XLSX, or PDF for billing review, payroll checks, project profitability, and archived time records.
Record time once, then review it by project, client, task, budget, and person. Everhour Reporting gives teams structured exports and operational visibility from the same tracked hours.
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