Construction crews need jobsite hours tied to jobs and cost codes, and Everhour turns tracked time into budget controls.
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This page supports the daily job of recording construction labor time by worker, job, phase, cost code, and classification. A crew lead, office manager, bookkeeper, or owner needs the same raw facts for several outputs: payroll review, project labor cost, change-order backup, and, on covered federal or federally assisted construction contracts under the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts, weekly certified payroll details.
Construction labor is jobsite-based, and most construction laborers and helpers work full time; schedules can vary by project, weather, and phase. A useful record separates the concrete pour from cleanup, the framing crew from drywall, and direct labor from material or overhead costs. That structure lets you see where actual labor is moving against estimates instead of treating the week as one undifferentiated block.
A complete construction time entry should identify the worker, date, job or project, phase, cost code, cost class, work classification, start time, stop time, and total hours for the day. Notes should describe the task in field language, such as excavation, concrete, framing, or drywall, because those cost codes connect labor to the estimate and the project budget.
Sample line: laborer, March 5, 2026, Job 24-018, Phase 03 concrete, Cost code concrete, direct labor, 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., 8 hours. The example produces a daily employee record and a job-costing record at the same time. On DBRA-covered federal or federally assisted construction contracts, payroll reporting also needs worker classification, daily and weekly hours, rate of pay, gross wages, deductions, net wages, and fringe-benefit information.
Total crew hours alone create blind spots. For FLSA-covered employers, payroll review needs worker-level daily and weekly hours for covered nonexempt employees, while job costing needs labor tied to jobs, phases, cost codes, and cost classes. Certified payroll on covered DBRA construction work adds another layer because the weekly submission must support classifications, hours, wages, deductions, and fringe benefits. Payroll records must be preserved for at least three years, and wage-computation records such as time cards or piece-work tickets must be preserved for two years.
Travel time also needs a deliberate rule before the week starts. A DOL construction travel-time opinion letter treated a foreman's required travel between the employer's place of business and the jobsite to retrieve and return a company truck as compensable work time, while laborers' ordinary home-to-jobsite commuting generally remained noncompensable. The entry label should distinguish commute, required vehicle pickup, jobsite work, and travel between jobs when those categories occur.
A free weekly total can be enough for a very small job when one person needs a quick record of hours by worker and job. That approach breaks down once crews split days across phases, managers need approved time before payroll, or a project budget needs live labor cost instead of a month-end cleanup.
Everhour Project Budgeting fits the managed workflow when construction hours need to feed time and money budgets, recurring budget periods, and budget alerts as work is logged. It can track expenses inside or outside fee budgets, support different billing methods, and apply client-level budgets, giving owners a cleaner path from field time to cost control.
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Daily records should identify the worker, date, job or project, phase, cost code, cost class, work classification, and hours worked. FLSA-covered employers must keep accurate daily hours and total workweek hours for covered nonexempt workers. Construction teams also use the same detail to compare direct labor against estimates and project budgets.
Split a day at the point the worker changes the scope of work, such as excavation to concrete or framing to drywall. One employee can have multiple entries for the same date if the labor belongs to different jobs, phases, or cost codes. That split protects job costing because actual labor can be compared with the estimate at the task level.
No. The FLSA requires covered employers to keep accurate records for covered nonexempt workers, including hours worked each workday and total hours worked each workweek, but it does not mandate a specific form, app, or time clock. State wage, privacy, and employee-monitoring rules can add requirements.
Federal FLSA rules do not require overtime premium pay solely because covered nonexempt employees work on Saturday, Sunday, a holiday, or a regular rest day. For covered nonexempt employees, federal overtime applies after more than 40 hours worked in a fixed 168-hour workweek at at least 1.5 times the regular rate, unless state law, local rule, policy, or contract provides more.
Covered federal or federally assisted construction contracts subject to the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts require contractors and subcontractors to submit certified payroll information weekly with a signed Statement of Compliance. Form WH-347 is optional, but a properly completed WH-347 satisfies the reporting requirements under 29 CFR parts 3 and 5 for covered DBRA construction contracts.
Everhour Project Budgeting tracks project budgets in hours or money as crews log time. Admins can use recurring budget periods, expense inclusion controls, and alerts at 75%, 90%, 100%, or custom thresholds to see labor pressure before a job overruns.
Everhour Timesheets collect weekly project hours and working hours by person for manager review before payroll. Managers can approve, reject, or partially approve submitted time, and approved time stays locked for regular members so payroll records do not change without review.
Connect jobsite hours to Everhour Project Budgeting, set hour or money budgets, and use alerts before labor spend reaches the limit. Everhour gives construction teams clearer cost control.
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