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Open the companion tool →What the Fair Labor Standards Act already requires
Federal law requires accurate records of hours worked and payment for them; many states add overtime, final-pay, and pay-frequency rules on top. That means a dated discrepancy list is evidence, and the employer's own timekeeping export is the first thing to ask for in writing.
Rounding is where this usually starts: automatic rounding to the nearest quarter hour is lawful only when it does not systematically favour the employer over time, and the way to see that is four weeks of paired clock-in/clock-out times.
The protocol
- Export your own clock times — the app, the badge prints, or your own note of each shift.
- Pair each shift with what payroll actually paid, and compute the difference in minutes and dollars.
- List the recurring cause: rounding, missed punches, break deduction, off-clock work, shift differential not applied.
- Send a written correction request with the date range and the total owed, and ask for the timekeeping export.
- If it is not corrected, file with the state labor office or the DOL Wage and Hour Division inside the claim window.
What the tool does
Pair your own clock times with the payroll stub and total the difference as a written correction request. It runs locally in this browser and sends nothing.
Limit first: This is a record-keeping aid, not legal or tax advice. It cannot compel a payment, overturn a deactivation, or determine whether a specific practice is unlawful.
Open the companion tool →Cost and free path
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Rule status (mixed route): structural: the FLSA requires accurate records of hours worked and payment for them (state rules add overtime, final-pay and pay-frequency terms). Timekeeping accuracy obligations do not change because the rounding is automated. Reviewed 2026-10-03 against DOL Wage and Hour guidance.
Automated decision this documents: automated timekeeping that rounds, categorises, or auto-approves hours
Free path, in order (no cost):
- DOL Wage and Hour Division — 1-866-4-US-WAGE (dol.gov/agencies/whd)
- Your state labor department's wage-claim unit
- Legal aid intake through lawhelp.org for claims below the federal threshold
What this cannot do: It cannot compel a payment, overturn a deactivation, or determine whether a specific practice is unlawful.
Sources checked 2026-10-03 · source bank reviewed against the live pages listed in metadata.
One human next step
Send the discrepancy list in writing and ask for the employer's own timekeeping export; if the next paycheck does not correct it, file with the DOL Wage and Hour Division at 1-866-4-US-WAGE or your state labor office.
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