Everhour supports web time tracking, while covered U.S. employers record nonexempt workers' daily and weekly hours.
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.
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Use this page to structure a browser-based time log for today's work, this week's timesheet, or a client billing record. On the web, keep the source task list, calendar, or client scope open in another tab while entering time so you can confirm dates, task names, and notes before saving an entry. The goal is a clean record that someone else can review without asking what the time covered.
For U.S. wage-and-hour records, the FLSA requires covered employers to keep accurate records for nonexempt workers, including hours worked each workday and total hours worked each workweek for employees covered by the minimum wage or overtime provisions. The law does not require a specific form or system, so the practical test is completeness, accuracy, and consistency.
The essential entry identifies the worker, work date, project or client, task or work category, start and stop times or duration, billable status, and a short note. For a U.S. billing record, rate fields normally use U.S. dollars. For an employer record, the same raw entries should roll into daily hours worked and total hours worked each workweek.
A usable week separates working time from labels that explain it. A line can read: March 5, 2026, Client A, website QA, 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., billable, checked checkout errors. That line gives a reviewer the date, time block, client, work category, and business reason without exposing personal details or burying the entry in a long narrative.
A live timer works best when you switch between client tasks, support tickets, or project phases throughout the day. It preserves the order of work and reduces end-of-day reconstruction. Manual entry works when the source record is reliable, such as a scheduled meeting or approved shift record. The record still needs the date, person, project or work category, and time worked.
One common mistake is entering 40 hours at week end with no daily detail. For covered employees subject to FLSA minimum wage or overtime provisions, records must show hours worked each workday and total hours worked each workweek. If a missed timer creates a gap, correct the specific day and task instead of spreading time across the week or moving hours into a later workweek.
A one-time tool is enough when you need a quick personal log, a short contractor record, or a source list for one invoice you will finish immediately. It works when one person owns the entries, the project has no budget threshold, and no manager needs to approve the week before payroll or billing. Export or save the result before closing the work session.
A managed workflow becomes necessary when time affects client budgets, recurring retainers, project margins, or payroll review. Everhour Project Budgeting connects tracked hours and expenses to time or money budgets, recurring periods, threshold email alerts, and budget protection rules. That gives the team a system of record before invoices, reports, or payroll files leave the project workflow.
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Yes. The FLSA requires covered employers to keep accurate records for nonexempt workers, but it does not require one particular form or system. For employees covered by the minimum wage or overtime provisions, the record must include hours worked each workday and total hours worked each workweek. Employers must preserve payroll records for at least three years and basic time and earnings records for at least two years.
Capture the worker, date, project or client, task or work category, start and stop times or duration, billable status, and note. Payroll review needs hours worked by day and workweek. Billing review also needs the rate basis, such as hourly, fixed fee, or non-billable, and U.S. rate fields normally use USD.
A timer gives the cleanest record when work changes task by task because it captures the sequence before memory fades. Manual entry works for a known block of work when the person can identify the exact date, task, and duration. The mistake to avoid is filling a week from memory with no daily breakdown.
Under the federal baseline, timing alone does not create overtime premium pay. Covered nonexempt employees must receive overtime for hours worked over 40 in a fixed 168-hour workweek at not less than 1.5 times the regular rate. The FLSA does not require premium pay solely for Saturday, Sunday, holiday, or regular rest-day work unless that weekly threshold is crossed or another law or agreement applies.
Online time tracking uses personal information, so collection and storage need clear limits. At the federal level, U.S. businesses handling personal information must avoid unfair or deceptive practices under Section 5 of the FTC Act. FTC guidance tells companies keeping sensitive customer or employee information to collect only what they need, secure it, and dispose of it safely. California's CCPA can cover employee time-tracking data for covered businesses.
Everhour Project Budgeting tracks hours and expenses against time-based or money-based budgets as work is logged. Teams can use recurring budget periods, threshold email alerts, and budget protection that stops timers or blocks extra logging after a budget is exceeded.
Everhour Timesheets let users submit weekly project hours or working hours for manager review. Submitted and approved time is protected from edits, and managers can approve, reject, or partially approve entries before payroll, billing, or reporting uses them.
Everhour Project Budgeting ties logged hours and expenses to time or money budgets, recurring limits, and budget alerts so a one-off record becomes controlled client billing.
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