California Overtime Calculator accuracy and testing

Formula source

• Ordinary daily pay = min(hours, 8) x rate + min(max(hours - 8, 0), 4) x rate x 1.5 + max(hours - 12, 0) x rate x 2. Optional seventh-day pay = min(day 7 hours, 8) x rate x 1.5 + max(day 7 hours - 8, 0) x rate x 2.

Test cases

Known limitations

• This tool does not determine exemption status, alternative workweek eligibility, weekly overtime, split shifts, meal/rest premiums, prevailing wage, union rules, or industry-order exceptions.

Assumptions

• The model uses daily overtime only and does not automatically add separate weekly overtime adjustments.
• Day 7 treatment applies only when the user turns on the simplified seventh-consecutive-day flag.
• Inputs are hours worked, not scheduled hours or paid leave hours.
• Defaults are planning examples, not live current rates.
• The calculation is deterministic and runs client-side only.

Unit handling

• Regular Hourly Rate accepts values in $/hr.
• Day 1 Hours accepts values in hr.
• Day 2 Hours accepts values in hr.
• Day 3 Hours accepts values in hr.
• Day 4 Hours accepts values in hr.
• Day 5 Hours accepts values in hr.
• Day 6 Hours accepts values in hr.
• Day 7 Hours accepts values in hr.
• Apply Seventh-Day Flag accepts Yes/No values.
• Estimated Gross Pay is displayed as currency.

Rounding rules

• Number displays use up to 2 decimal places in the calculator UI.
• Currency outputs are displayed with standard US dollar formatting.
• Input precision follows configured step values where provided.

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