General Supported Payroll Calculations
Supported Calculations
| Type of Calculation | Where it Applies | How its calculated |
| Minimum Wage | All States & Countries | (pieces * piece-rate)/hours worked = Effective Hourly Rate (total per day/hours worked) Effective Hourly rate < Minimum Wage, pay min wage. Read more. |
| Overtime | CA | Hours > 8.5/45 (CA): hourly rate * 1.5 OR piece-rate * 1.5. Read More. |
| Paid Breaks | All States (Not CA) | Average effective hourly rate (including only piece rate jobs) for the week * break hours. Read more. |
| Paid Breaks (CA & WA) | California & Washington Only | Average hourly rate (including all jobs) for the week * break hours. Read more. |
| H2A Pay | All States (case by case) | $16.05 / hour min wage (CA) if domestic workers works with H2A, pay domestic worker same rate. See by State. |
| Piecework | All States & Countries | Pieces * piece-rate |
| Hourly + Piecework | All States & Countries | Hourly rate + (pieces * piece-rate) |
| 7th day Law | CA | If an employee works 7 days in a row without rest, pay at 1.5 rate for entire 7th day, double time after 8 hours. |
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Unsupported Calculations
| Type of Calculation | Where it Applies | How it is Calculated |
| Tiered Piecework | All States & Countries | pieces completed per day/hour * desired bonus for that piece count |
| Crew based incentives captured individually | All States & Countries | Take the pieces completed by individuals in the crew and then add them together and divide evenly among crew members |
| Bonus pay | All States & Countries | Give bonus based on non-production related or arbitrary values (example: every 25 units give a bonus; every 3 consecutive days give a bonus; give bonus for good quality) |
| 7 Minute Rounding |
WA Only | Round down at 7 and 59 seconds, and round up at 8 minutes. Read more |
| Crew based incentives |
All States & Countries | Pieces completed by crew (must be using split field ticket mode) divide among crew evenly |
Piece Rate Note: A single employee may not be paid multiple piece rate structures at the same time. For example, an employee cannot work a straight piece work job AND a hourly + piecework job at the same time.