People use this site to check paychecks. That demands a higher bar than typical web content. These are the rules we hold ourselves to:
1. Primary sources only
Statements about wage and hour law cite primary or official sources — U.S. Department of Labor fact sheets and regulations, state labor agencies (e.g. California DIR), and statutes. Where state rules vary or carry exceptions, we say so rather than flattening the nuance. Guides list their sources at the end.
2. Nothing invented
- No fabricated statistics, studies or survey numbers.
- No fake reviews, ratings, testimonials or user counts — you'll find none on this site.
- No invented credentials. We're a calculator site, not lawyers — and we say exactly that.
- Worked examples are labeled as examples and use realistic, clearly hypothetical numbers.
3. Calculator correctness
The calculation engine implements the federal FLSA weekly rule and documented state rules (California Labor Code §510 including 7th-day and no-pyramiding behavior, Alaska, Nevada and Colorado daily thresholds). Rounding follows the neutral nearest-increment method described in 29 CFR 785.48. Known limitations — like Nevada's wage-dependent daily rule — are disclosed next to the relevant preset.
4. Dating and updates
Guides carry their publication date and, when revised, an updated date. Legal thresholds that change (state rules, salary tests) are reviewed when flagged and on a periodic pass. If you catch something stale before we do, we want to know.
5. Corrections — prioritized
Email guptaaryan583@gmail.com with the page and the issue. Calculation errors are treated as bugs and fixed with priority; substantive content corrections are made in place. We'd rather be corrected than wrong.
6. Monetization doesn't touch the math
The calculators are entirely free. If we ever introduce clearly-labeled ads or affiliate links, calculator results will never be degraded, withheld or biased to sell anything, and editorial content is not for sale.
7. AI assistance
Content and code may be drafted with AI assistance and are reviewed against the cited sources before publication. Accuracy responsibility stays with us either way — the corrections policy above applies to every word on the site.