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New: Motor carrier overtime exemption checklist — FLSA § 13(b)(1) (not a calculator)

Static checklist for FLSA § 13(b)(1) / 29 U.S.C. § 213(b)(1) Motor Carrier Act overtime exemption red flags — non–DOT-jurisdiction / non-interstate force-fits, non–safety-affecting duty myths, drivers/helpers/loaders/mechanics mislabels, small-vehicle ≤10,001 lb / SAFETEA-LU gaps, petroleum § 7(b)(3) / CBA § 7(b) / hospital 8/80 / § 7(k) collapses, state-floor overlays (NJ trucking / CA), and stub/record gaps. Distinct from petroleum § 7(b)(3), CBA § 7(b), hospital 8/80, fire/police § 7(k), and premium-credit cheat-sheet pages. Links StatutePay NJ trucking / regular-rate tools.

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CBA guaranty overtime checklist — FLSA § 7(b)(1)/(2) (not a calculator)

Static checklist for FLSA § 7(b)(1)/(2) / 29 U.S.C. § 207(b)(1)/(2) collective-bargaining overtime guaranty red flags — non–NLRB-certified / non-CBA force-fits, 1,040-in-26-week cap failures, 1,840–2,080 / 2,240 annual-guaranty gate failures, missing 12/56 daily-weekly premiums, § 7(b)(2) excess-of-guaranty mixups, Belo § 7(f) / petroleum § 7(b)(3) / hospital 8/80 / § 7(k) collapses, state-floor overlays, and stub/record gaps. Distinct from petroleum § 7(b)(3), Belo § 7(f), hospital 8/80, and premium-credit cheat-sheet pages. Links StatutePay FLSA § 7(b) CBA tool.

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Petroleum bulk-station overtime checklist — FLSA § 7(b)(3) / Part 794 (not a calculator)

Static checklist for FLSA § 7(b)(3) / 29 CFR Part 794 wholesale / bulk petroleum overtime red flags — non–independently-owned / non-local / non–wholesale-bulk force-fits, $1M / 75% in-state / ≤25% bulk-resale gate failures, after-40 at 1½× MW myths that skip the 12/56 greater-of rule, pyramiding daily+weekly OT, motor-carrier § 13(b)(1) / hospital 8/80 / § 7(k) / § 7(b) CBA collapses, state-floor overlays, and stub/record gaps. Distinct from hospital 8/80, fire/police § 7(k), remedial-education § 7(q), and premium-credit cheat-sheet pages. Links StatutePay FLSA petroleum-bulk tool.

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Remedial-education § 7(q) checklist — FLSA basic-skills OT (not a calculator)

Static checklist for FLSA § 7(q) / 29 CFR § 778.603 remedial-education overtime red flags — missing diploma / eighth-grade gate, job-specific training rebrands, over-10 excess hours still parked at straight time, discrete-period / away-from-station gaps, § 516.34 record failures, training-time Part 785 / special-detail § 7(p) / § 7(k) collapses, state-floor overlays, and stub/record gaps. Distinct from training-time, special-detail § 7(p), fire/police § 7(k), and premium-credit cheat-sheet pages. Links StatutePay FLSA § 7(q) tool.

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Special-detail § 7(p) checklist — public agency fire/LE (not a calculator)

Static checklist for FLSA § 7(p)(1) / 29 CFR § 553.227 public-agency fire protection and law enforcement special-detail overtime red flags — directed “optional” details, same-employer / promoter-reimbursement myths, non–fire/LE staff force-fitted into 7(p), private security misuse, § 7(k) work-period collapses, § 7(q) remedial-education mixups, compensatory-time § 7(o) / hospital 8/80 overlays, Kentucky seventh-day / state-floor myths, and stub/record gaps. Distinct from fire/police § 7(k), compensatory-time, hospital 8/80, and premium-credit cheat-sheet pages. Links StatutePay FLSA § 7(p) tool.

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Kentucky seventh-day overtime checklist — KRS § 337.050 (not a calculator)

Static checklist for Kentucky KRS § 337.050 seventh-day overtime red flags — seven days worked but Day 7 still paid straight time when the week exceeds 40, floating workweeks that dodge the seventh day, under-40 “not permitted” carve-out myths, supervisor / licensed-professional exemption overreach, FLSA § 778.203 / holiday-premium collapses, California LC 510 seventh-day (1.5×/2×) mixups, USVI 6th+7th consecutive myths, fire/police § 7(k) / hospital 8/80 overlays, and stub/record gaps. Distinct from holiday / special-day premium, fire/police § 7(k), and premium-credit cheat-sheet pages. Links StatutePay Kentucky seventh-day tool.

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Fire / police § 7(k) work-period checklist — public agency (not a calculator)

Static checklist for FLSA § 7(k) / 29 CFR § 553.230 public-agency fire protection and law enforcement work-period overtime red flags — private security force-fitted into 7(k), missing established 7–28 day work period, fire 212 vs law-enforcement 171 thresholds mixed or mis-prorated, non–fire/LE staff parked on 7(k), hospital § 7(j) 8/80 collapses, § 13(b)(20) under-five myths, compensatory-time § 7(o) / 480-hour cap gaps, sleep-time Part 785 myths, and stub/record gaps. Distinct from hospital 8/80, compensatory-time, sleep-time, and premium-credit cheat-sheet pages. Links StatutePay FLSA § 7(k) tool.

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Hospital / residential-care 8 and 80 overtime checklist — § 7(j) (not a calculator)

Static checklist for FLSA § 7(j) / 29 CFR § 778.601 hospital and residential-care 8 and 80 overtime red flags — missing prior agreement, non-hospital employers force-fitted into 8/80, floating or dual 7-day/14-day systems for one employee, daily-over-8 ignored when the period stays under 80, daily premium not credited toward hours over 80 (or double-paid), § 7(k) fire/police / private-security collapses, CA Order 5 / Labor Code § 510 double-after-12 overlays, sleep-time § 785.22 myths, and stub/record gaps. Distinct from compensatory-time, sleep-time, alternative-workweek, and premium-credit cheat-sheet pages. Links StatutePay FLSA 8/80 tool.

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Nondiscretionary bonus allocation checklist — § 778.209 (not a calculator)

Static checklist for FLSA § 778.208 / § 778.209 nondiscretionary bonus allocation red flags — deferred bonuses never apportioned back over earning workweeks, lump-sum dumps into a single non-OT week, equal-per-week vs equal-per-hour method gaps, missing half-time recomputation after bonus ascertainment, percentage § 778.210 / discretionary § 778.211 / gift § 778.212 collapses, profit-sharing / benefit-plan rebrands, CA Alvarado flat-sum overlays, §§ 778.502–.503 evasion bookkeeping, and stub/record gaps. Distinct from discretionary-bonus (character), percentage-bonus, gifts, and premium-credit cheat-sheet pages. Links StatutePay regular-rate / discretionary / percentage / Alvarado tools.

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Board / lodging / facilities checklist — § 778.116 (not a calculator)

Static checklist for FLSA § 778.116 board / lodging / other facilities regular-rate red flags — free meals and employer housing left out of the regular rate, Part 531 reasonable-cost / fair-value valuation gaps, employer-convenience lodging wrongly excluded, cash-in-lieu housing / meal stipends treated as § 778.217 reimbursements, § 778.224 other-similar / gift collapses, § 3(m) facilities credits confused with § 778.116 inclusion, benefit-plan / percentage-bonus / discretionary-bonus rebrands of meal or housing value, travel per diems mixed with permanent board-and-lodging wages, and stub/record gaps. Distinct from expense-reimbursement, other-similar, unauthorized-deduction, and premium-credit cheat-sheet pages. Links StatutePay § 778.116 / regular-rate tools.

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Percentage-of-total bonus checklist — § 778.210 (not a calculator)

Static checklist for FLSA § 778.210 percentage-of-total-earnings bonus red flags — straight-time-only “percentage” plans that still need OT recomputation, fake simultaneous OT that fails §§ 778.502–.503 evasion tests, discretionary § 778.211 / gift § 778.212 / flat-sum nondiscretionary collapses, commission / piece-rate / tip rebrands, CA Alvarado flat-sum overlays misapplied to true percentage bonuses, qualifying simultaneous percentage OT stuffed into a second RR pass (or the OT percentage leg dropped), missing contract/plan terms, profit-sharing / benefit-plan / other-similar collapses, and stub/record gaps. Distinct from discretionary-bonus, gifts, commission / § 7(i), and premium-credit cheat-sheet pages. Links StatutePay § 778.210 / regular-rate tools.

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Clock-pattern premium checklist — § 778.204 / § 7(e)(7) (not a calculator)

Static checklist for FLSA § 7(e)(7) / 29 CFR § 778.204 clock-pattern / outside-basic-day premium red flags — below-1½× outside-hours premiums wrongly excluded from the regular rate, no bona fide contract/CBA establishing a basic workday (≤8) or workweek, midnight–6 a.m. or other undesirable-hour-only premiums collapsed with true clock-pattern, meal/rest-condition premiums mislabeled as § 778.204, daily OT (§ 778.202) / special-day (§ 778.203) / shift-diff (§ 778.207) collapses, basic day over 8 hours, qualifying premiums stuffed into the RR or not credited toward FLSA OT (§ 7(h)(2)), oral-vs-written practice gaps, and stub/record gaps. Distinct from daily OT, holiday / special-day, shift-differential, and premium-credit cheat-sheet pages. Links StatutePay § 778.204 / regular-rate tools.

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Daily overtime premium checklist — § 778.202 / § 7(e)(5) (not a calculator)

Static checklist for FLSA § 7(e)(5) / 29 CFR § 778.202 daily (and weekly) excess-hours premium red flags — below-1½× daily premiums wrongly excluded from the regular rate, artificial straight-time/OT splits of a normal day (§ 778.501), special-day (§ 778.203) / clock-pattern (§ 778.204) / shift-diff (§ 778.207) collapses, vague “normal working hours” without a bona fide schedule, lump-sum daily OT that fails § 778.310, qualifying premiums stuffed into the RR or not credited toward FLSA OT (§ 7(h)(2)), CA Labor Code § 510 / AWW / make-up overlays, Belo/FWW stacking myths, and stub/record gaps. Distinct from holiday / special-day, shift-differential, stock-options, and premium-credit cheat-sheet pages. Links StatutePay § 778.202 / regular-rate tools.

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Stock options / SARs / ESPP checklist — § 7(e)(8) (not a calculator)

Static checklist for FLSA § 7(e)(8) / 29 CFR § 778.200(a)(8) stock options / SARs / ESPP red flags — grants missing program communication, options/SARs exercisable before 6 months or priced below 85% FMV, involuntary exercises, individual-performance awards that fail the business-unit / sole-discretion gates, RSU / phantom / cash-bonus rebrands forced into § 7(e)(8), qualifying equity value stuffed into the regular rate, equity wrongly credited toward FLSA OT, collapse with § 778.215 benefit-plan / § 778.213 profit-sharing / § 778.211 discretionary-bonus / § 778.212 gifts / § 778.224 other-similar, and stub/record gaps. Distinct from other-similar, profit-sharing, benefit-plan, discretionary-bonus, and premium-credit cheat-sheet pages. Links StatutePay § 7(e)(8) / regular-rate tools. Cites Fact Sheet #56 / Worker Economic Opportunity Act.

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Other similar payments checklist — § 778.224 (not a calculator)

Static checklist for FLSA § 778.224 “other similar payments” red flags — hours-/performance-tied “similar” payments wrongly excluded, true parking / wellness / tuition / adoption / retail-discount conveniences stuffed into the regular rate, payments wrongly credited toward FLSA OT, board/lodging and ordinary-bonus myths, collapse with § 778.217 expense / § 778.215 benefit-plan / § 778.212 gifts / § 778.211 discretionary-bonus, cash-in-lieu and wage-substitute rebrands, and stub/record gaps. Distinct from expense, benefit-plan, gifts, talent-fees, and premium-credit cheat-sheet pages. Links StatutePay § 778.224 / regular-rate tools.

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Talent fees checklist — § 778.225 / Part 550 (not a calculator)

Static checklist for FLSA § 778.225 talent fees / Part 550 red flags — non–radio/TV staff “talent” payments wrongly excluded, true Part 550 talent fees stuffed into the regular rate, fees wrongly credited toward FLSA OT, off-schedule proviso myths, collapse with § 778.212 gifts / § 778.211 discretionary-bonus / § 778.213 profit-sharing / § 778.209 nondiscretionary, podcast / influencer / stage rebrands, advance-amount gaps, and stub/record gaps. Distinct from gifts, discretionary-bonus, profit-sharing, and premium-credit cheat-sheet pages. Links StatutePay § 778.225 / regular-rate tools.

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Profit-sharing / thrift / savings plan checklist — § 778.213 (not a calculator)

Static checklist for FLSA § 778.213 profit-sharing / thrift / savings plan red flags — non–Part 549 / Part 547 “plans” wrongly excluded, true bona fide profit-sharing / thrift payments stuffed into the regular rate, payments wrongly credited toward FLSA OT, collapse with § 778.215 benefit-plan / § 778.211 discretionary-bonus / § 778.209 nondiscretionary / § 778.210 percentage-bonus / § 778.212 gifts, cash-in-lieu and wage-substitute rebrands, evasion / ad hoc pool myths, and stub/record gaps. Distinct from benefit-plan, discretionary-bonus, gifts, and premium-credit cheat-sheet pages. Links StatutePay § 778.213 / regular-rate tools.

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Gifts / Christmas / special-occasion bonus checklist — § 778.212 (not a calculator)

Static checklist for FLSA § 778.212 gifts / Christmas / special-occasion bonus red flags — production / hours / efficiency-measured “gifts” wrongly excluded, contractual or wage-substantial expected bonuses labeled gifts, true Christmas / length-of-service gifts stuffed into the regular rate, gift payments wrongly credited toward FLSA OT, collapse with § 778.211 discretionary-bonus / § 778.219 unused-leave / § 778.215 benefit-plan / § 778.217 expense, office coffee & snacks myths, and stub/record gaps. Distinct from discretionary-bonus, unused-leave, holiday-premium, and premium-credit cheat-sheet pages. Links StatutePay § 778.212 / regular-rate tools.

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Idle-hours / occasional-periods pay checklist — § 778.218 (not a calculator)

Static checklist for FLSA § 778.218 pay-for-certain-idle-hours red flags — routine short-week / scheduled day-of-rest pay wrongly excluded, true occasional idle (breakdown / weather / jury / funeral) stuffed into the regular rate, idle hours padded into the OT divisor, payments wrongly credited toward FLSA OT, collapse with § 778.219 unused-leave / § 778.220 show-up / § 778.221 call-back, Part 785 on-duty waiting myths, approximate-equivalence gaps, and stub/record gaps. Distinct from unused-leave, show-up, call-back, and premium-credit cheat-sheet pages. Links StatutePay § 778.218 / regular-rate tools.

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Predictability-pay / clopening regular-rate checklist — § 778.222 (not a calculator)

Static checklist for FLSA § 778.222 predictability-pay / clopening / other call-back-similar payment red flags — prearranged schedule premiums wrongly excluded, true unanticipated predictability pay stuffed into the regular rate, clopening / between-shift rest premiums collapsed with OT, unworked guarantee hours padded into the OT divisor, payments wrongly credited toward FLSA OT, collapse with § 778.221 call-back / § 778.220 show-up / state report-time / fair-workweek compliance pages, and stub/record gaps. Distinct from predictive-scheduling compliance, call-back, show-up, and premium-credit cheat-sheet pages. Links StatutePay § 778.222 / regular-rate tools.

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Benefit-plan contribution checklist — § 778.215 (not a calculator)

Static checklist for FLSA § 778.215 benefit-plan contribution red flags — cash-in-lieu of benefits left out of the regular rate, uncommunicated or ad hoc “plan” payments, profit-sharing / discretionary-bonus rebrands, employer-retained diversion rights, primary-purpose wage substitutes, collapse with unused-leave / gift / expense / idle exclusions, employee vs employer contribution mixups, severance / unemployment edge cases, OT-premium credits of plan dollars, and stub/record gaps. Distinct from discretionary-bonus, unused-leave, expense-reimbursement, and premium-credit cheat-sheet pages. Links StatutePay § 778.215 / regular-rate tools.

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Expense reimbursement / travel-expense checklist — § 778.217 (not a calculator)

Static checklist for FLSA § 778.217 expense reimbursement / travel-expense red flags — disproportionately large per diems and mileage pads left out of the regular rate, personal commuting / lunch / rent “reimbursements” wrongly excluded, cell-phone / tools / uniform / credentialing mixups, travel-time hours vs travel-expense dollars collapsed, unauthorized-deduction kickbacks rebranded as reimbursements, IRS / Federal Travel Regulation safe-harbor myths, gift / bonus / facilities / unused-leave rebrands, lump-sum expense premiums credited toward OT, and stub/record gaps. Distinct from travel-time, unauthorized-deduction, discretionary-bonus, and premium-credit cheat-sheet pages. Links StatutePay § 778.217 / regular-rate tools.

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Shift differential / night-premium checklist — § 778.207 · § 778.206 (not a calculator)

Static checklist for FLSA § 778.207 nightshift / shift-differential red flags — evening and night diffs stripped from the regular rate, cents-per-hour or percent diffs treated as overtime premiums, below-1½× “outside basic day” premiums wrongly excluded under § 778.206, collapse with § 778.202 daily / § 778.203 special-day / § 778.204 clock-pattern premiums, § 7(g) two-rate mixups, hazardous-duty premiums omitted, OT computed on base rate only (Fact Sheet #54), split/spread/call-back stand-ins, lump-sum shift bonuses, and stub/record gaps. Distinct from holiday / special-day, daily OT premium, call-back / show-up, and premium-credit cheat-sheet pages. Links StatutePay regular-rate / § 7(g) / daily / special-day / clock tools.

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Call-back / call-out pay checklist — § 778.221 (not a calculator)

Static checklist for FLSA § 778.221 call-back / call-out pay red flags — guarantee excess stuffed into the regular rate, unworked call-back hours padded into the OT divisor, payments wrongly credited toward FLSA OT, prearranged “call-backs” wrongly excluded, collapse with § 778.220 show-up and state report-time floors, on-call waiting myths, § 778.222 predictability-pay mixups, true OT premium vs guarantee-excess splits, and stub/record gaps. Distinct from show-up / reporting, report-time / call-in, on-call / waiting-time, predictive-scheduling, and premium-credit cheat-sheet pages. Links StatutePay § 778.221 / show-up / idle tools.

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Show-up / reporting pay checklist — § 778.220 (not a calculator)

Static checklist for FLSA § 778.220 show-up / reporting pay red flags — minimum show-up amounts stuffed into the regular rate, show-up hours padded into the OT divisor, payments wrongly credited toward FLSA OT, collapse with state report-time / call-in floors, mixups with § 778.221 call-back and § 778.219 unused-leave / idle pay, “guaranteed hours” / Belo / FWW / predictive-scheduling rebrands, continuous-workday / on-call myths, split/spread stand-ins, and stub/record gaps. Distinct from report-time / call-in, unused-leave / forgone-holiday, continuous-workday, and premium-credit cheat-sheet pages. Links StatutePay § 778.220 / idle / unused-leave tools.

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Unused leave / forgone holiday payout checklist — § 778.219 (not a calculator)

Static checklist for FLSA § 778.219 unused vacation / holiday / illness leave and forgone-holiday payout red flags — leave cash-outs stuffed into the regular rate, leave hours padded into the OT divisor, payouts wrongly credited toward FLSA OT, forgone-holiday vs § 778.203 special-day mixups, § 778.212 gift / § 778.211 bonus rebrands, show-up / idle collapses, state vacation-payout / final-pay overlays, use-it-or-lose-it myths, Belo/FWW stacking, and stub/record gaps. Distinct from holiday / special-day premium, discretionary-bonus, final-paycheck timing, and premium-credit cheat-sheet pages. Links StatutePay § 778.219 / show-up / idle tools.

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Holiday / Sunday / special-day premium checklist — § 778.203 · RI (not a calculator)

Static checklist for FLSA § 778.203 Sunday / holiday / special-day premium red flags — below-1½× differentials wrongly excluded from the regular rate, daily OT (§ 778.202) vs special-day mixups, lump-sum “holiday pay” that fails § 778.310, Rhode Island Sunday/holiday overlays, sixth/seventh-day traps, unworked-holiday / gift mixups, CBA calendar myths, report-time / spread stand-ins, Belo/FWW stacking, and stub/record gaps. Distinct from the premium-credit cheat sheet, OT stub, discretionary-bonus, and report-time pages. Links StatutePay § 778.203 / RI tools.

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Report-time / call-in pay checklist — CA · NY · NJ · MA · CT · RI · ME · NH (not a calculator)

Static checklist for multi-state reporting-time and call-in pay red flags — California IWC early send-home floors, NY hospitality / miscellaneous call-in, NJ / MA / CT / RI / ME / NH overlays, wrong-jurisdiction macros, FLSA continuous-workday myths, split-shift / spread stand-ins, predictive-scheduling mixups, exception abuse, on-call mislabels, AWW/make-up wipe-outs, and stub/record gaps. Distinct from continuous-workday, split-shift, spread-of-hours, and predictive-scheduling pages. Links StatutePay reporting-time / call-in tools.

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California alternative workweek checklist — Labor Code § 511 (not a calculator)

Static checklist for CA alternative workweek (AWW) red flags — missing two-thirds secret-ballot elections, gerrymandered work units, informal 4/10 / 9/80 “culture” without adoption, OT after regularly scheduled hours ignored, make-up-time (LC 513) mixups, private-sector comp-time / FWW / Belo labels, healthcare 12-hour / IWC Order 4–5 myths, repeal / new-hire disclosure gaps, fair-workweek mixups, and stub/record gaps. Distinct from make-up time, default LC 510, compensatory time, FWW, and predictive-scheduling pages. Links StatutePay CA alternative-workweek tool.

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Predictive scheduling / fair workweek checklist (not a calculator)

Static checklist for NYC / Seattle / Chicago / Oregon / LA / Philly / SF predictive scheduling red flags — advance-notice gaps, missing predictability pay, clopening / right-to-rest violations, access-to-hours skips, coverage myths, report-time / split / spread mixups, on-call schedule traps, good-faith estimate gaps, FLSA § 778.222 regular-rate mixups, and stub/record gaps. Distinct from make-up time, continuous-workday, split-shift, and spread-of-hours pages. Links StatutePay fair-workweek tools.

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Make-up time checklist — California Labor Code § 513 (not a calculator)

Static checklist for CA make-up time red flags — missing written employee requests, employer solicitation, cross-week “make-up,” skipped 11-hour/day and 40-hour/week floors, AWW (LC 511) mixups, private-sector comp-time labels, seventh-day traps, manager-driven swaps, IWC order overlays, and stub/record gaps. Distinct from alternative workweek, compensatory time, continuous-workday, FWW, and OT stub pages. Cites LC 513 / DIR overtime FAQs.

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Discretionary vs nondiscretionary bonus regular-rate checklist (not a calculator)

Static checklist for FLSA § 778.211 discretionary vs nondiscretionary bonus red flags — promised “discretionary” labels, expected quarterly patterns, formula/attendance incentives, retention & sign-on character, § 778.210 percentage-bonus mixups, CA Alvarado flat-sum overlays, skipped OT recomputation, advance holiday “gifts,” commission/piece-rate rebrands, FWW/Belo/salary stacking, and stub/record gaps. Distinct from premium-credit cheat sheet, piece-rate/day-rate, § 7(i) commission, tip-credit, Belo, FWW, and OT stub pages. Cites § 778.211 / Fact Sheet #23.

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Commission / § 7(i) retail exemption checklist (not a calculator)

Static checklist for FLSA § 7(i) retail/service commission OT-exemption red flags — non-retail establishment misfits, regular-rate floor vs 1.5× federal min wage, >50% commissions in a representative period, draws/guarantees, tips vs commissions, piece/day-rate rebrands, Belo/FWW/salary stacking, MA Sullivan overlays, hours undercounts, and stub/record gaps. Distinct from tip-credit, piece-rate/day-rate, Belo, FWW, salary-basis, OT stub, and unauthorized-deduction pages. Cites Fact Sheet #20 / Part 779.

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Unauthorized wage-deduction checklist (not a calculator)

Static checklist for FLSA § 3(m) / Part 531 wage-deduction red flags — required uniforms & cleaning kickbacks, tools/equipment charges, till/shortage docks, lodging-meal facilities credits, NY hospitality uniform-maintenance overlays, CA Labor Code deduction limits, tip-credit confusion, piece-rate supply traps, salary-basis docks, and stub/record gaps. Distinct from tip-credit, piece-rate/day-rate, salary-basis, rounding, and OT stub pages. Cites Fact Sheet #16 / Part 531.

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Split-shift premium checklist (not a calculator)

Static checklist for CA / NY / DC split-shift premium red flags — IWC one-hour min-wage premium, bona fide meal vs unpaid gap myths, NY miscellaneous/hospitality split & call-in vs spread mixups, DC 7 DCMR floors, continuous-workday confusion, wrong-jurisdiction macros, stub/record gaps, and exempt-label skips. Distinct from continuous-workday, spread-of-hours, meal/rest, and on-call pages. Links StatutePay CA / NY / DC tools.

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Belo / § 7(f) fixed-schedule checklist (not a calculator)

Static checklist for FLSA § 7(f) / Belo guaranteed weekly wage red flags — irregular-hours necessity, bona fide agreement with stated regular rate, ≤60-hour guarantee, FWW/salary-basis mixups, day-rate/piece-rate rebrands, “guarantee includes all OT” wipe-outs, non-fluctuating hours, Part 516 gaps, and state overlays. Distinct from FWW, piece-rate/day-rate, salary-basis, and OT stub pages. Cites §§ 778.402–.411 / Fact Sheet #23.

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Piece-rate & day-rate regular-rate checklist (not a calculator)

Static checklist for FLSA §§ 778.111–.112 piece-rate / day-rate regular-rate red flags — unpaid non-productive time, skipped OT half-time on piece earnings, day-rate “no OT” flats, Belo/FWW mislabels, hours omitted from the divisor, tools/kickbacks below min wage, bonus regular-rate gaps, slow-week min-wage shortfalls, unit-only records, and state overlays. Distinct from FWW, salary-basis, OT stub, and premium-credit pages. Cites §§ 778.111–.112 / Fact Sheet #23.

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Salary-basis & white-collar exempt checklist (not a calculator)

Static checklist for FLSA Part 541 salary-basis / white-collar exempt red flags — improper partial-day docks, actual-practice wipe-outs, window-of-correction misuse, furlough traps, hourly-feeling “exempt” pay, fee-basis mislabels, HCE shortcuts, paper titles without duties, salary-level floor gaps, and state overlays. Distinct from FWW, rounding, OT stub, and premium-credit pages. Cites § 541.602 / Fact Sheets #17A / #17G.

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Rounding & automatic-deduction timekeeping checklist (not a calculator)

Static checklist for FLSA § 785.48 rounding / auto meal-deduction red flags — one-way employer-favoring rounding, >15-minute increments, auto meal punch-outs while working, missing exception paths, grace-period shaving, edit-log wipe-outs, de minimis misuse, and state overlays. Distinct from Part 516 recordkeeping, meal/rest premiums, continuous-workday, and lactation pages. Cites § 785.48 / Fact Sheet #22.

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Lactation / PUMP Act break checklist (not a calculator)

Static checklist for FLSA § 7(r) / PUMP Act red flags — reasonable break time to express milk, private non-bathroom space, functional privacy, coverage myths for small/field employers, paid vs unpaid break docking, retaliation, confusion with meal/rest premiums, return-to-work process gaps, and state overlays. Distinct from meal/rest, FWW, and recordkeeping pages. Cites Fact Sheet #73 / DOL Pump at Work.

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Fluctuating workweek checklist (not a calculator)

Static checklist for FLSA § 778.114 FWW red flags — fixed salary for fluctuating hours, clear mutual understanding, min-wage floor on all hours, half-time OT premium (not 1.5× hourly stack), bonuses that break FWW, salary deductions, fixed schedules mislabeled as fluctuating, Belo/day-rate/piece-rate mixups, and state overlays. Distinct from donning/doffing, OT stub, comp-time, and regular-rate cheat-sheet pages. Cites § 778.114 / Fact Sheet #23.

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Donning & doffing / Portal-to-Portal checklist (not a calculator)

Static checklist for FLSA donning/doffing and preliminary/postliminary red flags — required PPE vs ordinary clothes, integral/indispensable gear-up, walking/waiting after the first principal activity, § 203(o) CBA clothes exclusion, de minimis wipe-outs, security screening timing, and state overlays. Distinct from continuous-workday, travel-time, meal, on-call, and compensatory-time pages. Cites Portal-to-Portal § 254 / Fact Sheet #22.

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Compensatory time & public-sector checklist (not a calculator)

Static checklist for FLSA § 7(o) / Part 553 comp-time red flags — public-agency only, pre-work agreement, 1.5× accrual, 240/480 caps, cash-out on termination, private-sector misuse, 8/80 & special-detail mixups, and state overlays. Distinct from sleep-time, OT stub, final-paycheck, and recordkeeping pages. Cites § 7(o) / Fact Sheet #7.

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Sleep-time & 24-hour duty checklist (not a calculator)

Static checklist for FLSA Part 785 sleep-time / 24-hour duty red flags — less-than-24 on-duty sleep, ≤8-hour exclusion caps, agreement + adequate facilities, interruptions / 5-hour rule, live-in vs shift duty, and ambulance/state overlays. Distinct from on-call, continuous-workday, meal, and spread-of-hours pages. Cites §§ 785.20–.23 / FAB 2016-1.

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Spread-of-hours & long-day checklist (not a calculator)

Static checklist for NY hospitality spread-of-hours red flags — first-punch-to-last-out interval, >10-hour trigger, meals/gaps in the spread, min-wage premium vs regular-rate/OT, hospitality vs miscellaneous wage orders, and related call-in/split overlays. Distinct from continuous-workday, training-time, meal, tip, and on-call pages. Cites 12 NYCRR §§ 146-1.6 / 142-2.4.

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Training time & meetings checklist (not a calculator)

Static checklist for FLSA Part 785 lectures / meetings / training red flags — four-factor unpaid test, mandatory “voluntary” sessions, job-related courses, productive work during training, independent-school and special-program exceptions. Distinct from continuous-workday, travel, on-call, meal, and recordkeeping pages. Cites §§ 785.27–.32 / Fact Sheet #22.

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Continuous workday & report-time checklist (not a calculator)

Static checklist for FLSA Part 785 continuous-workday and report-time red flags — early punch, on-duty idle gaps, early release, short call-in, mid-day travel, and state reporting-time overlays. Distinct from on-call, travel, meal, and recordkeeping pages. Cites Part 785 / Fact Sheet #22.

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Recordkeeping & timekeeping checklist (not a calculator)

Static checklist for FLSA § 11 / Part 516 recordkeeping red flags — employee identifiers, workweek start, daily/weekly hours, regular rate & OT premium fields, 3-year/2-year retention, fixed-schedule exceptions, and off-clock traps. Distinct from child-labor, final-paycheck, on-call, travel, meal, tip, and stub pages. Links StatutePay hours-worked / regular-rate tools. Cites DOL Fact Sheet #21 / Part 516.

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Child-labor hours checklist (not a calculator)

Static checklist for FLSA minors hours & hazardous-job red flags — ages 14–15 school-day/week and night limits, 16–17 HO bans, restaurant/driving traps, and OR / WI / CA minors overlays. Distinct from final-paycheck, on-call, travel, meal, tip, and stub pages. Links StatutePay minors tools. Cites DOL WHD / 29 CFR Part 570.

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Final-paycheck timing checklist (not a calculator)

Static checklist for final-wage timing red flags — CA LC 201 discharge, LC 202 quit (±72h notice), LC 203 waiting-time penalty triggers, and OR / ID / ME / LA / NM / DE overlays. Distinct from FLSA on-call waiting time. Links StatutePay penalty tools. Cites LegInfo / DIR FAQs.

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On-call & waiting-time checklist (not a calculator)

Static checklist for FLSA Part 785 waiting / on-call red flags — engaged to wait vs waiting to be engaged, on-duty waiting, off-duty relief, restrictive on-call, and callback hours. Links StatutePay hours-worked tool. Cites Cornell/eCFR §§ 785.14–.17.

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Travel-time pay checklist (not a calculator)

Static checklist for FLSA Part 785 travel red flags — home-to-work, special one-day assignments, mid-day job-site travel, overnight travel, and work while traveling. Links StatutePay hours-worked tool. Cites Cornell/eCFR §§ 785.35–.41.

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Meal & rest break checklist (not a calculator)

Static checklist for CA LC 226.7 / 512 meal-premium red flags, Washington WAC 296-126-092 meal/rest, and Illinois hotel room attendant breaks. Links StatutePay CA / WA / IL tools. Cites Cornell/eCFR § 785.19.

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Tip credit checklist (not a calculator)

Static checklist for FLSA § 3(m) tipped cash wage floors, tip credit limits, side-work and tip-statement red flags. States differ — links CT tip credit + NJ tip tools. Cites Cornell/eCFR.

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Overtime pay-stub checklist (not a calculator)

Static checklist for spotting FLSA OT issues on a wage statement — regular rate, hours after 40, tip credit, meal premiums. Cites 778.108 and § 207(a).

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Free tip sheet (not a calculator)

When daily, Sunday, and lump-sum premiums are in or out of the regular rate — and when they credit toward FLSA overtime. Covers 29 CFR 778.202 / 778.203 / 778.310.

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