12 of 12 verifiable claims ✓ Verified against Tier-1 (or Tier-1-proxy via Cornell LII) sources. Zero ✗ Issues. Zero ⚠ Partials. The tool has no modeled numeric thresholds in the sense the calculators do — its constants are FLSA §516.2(a) item numbers (1–12, for the regulation-mapping annotations) and pay-period row counts (7 / 14 / 31). The verifiable claims live in the methodology page's regulation citations + the FAQ's statutory references. All citations match Cornell LII / California legislature primary sources character-for-character; reporter cites are accurate; the §516.2-to-column mapping is faithful to the regulation's text. Tool ships with confidence.
11 claims
column date maps to §516.2(a)(7)
templates.ts line 76 — flsaItem: 7 on COLUMNS.date
Date column records the day-of-work portion of (a)(7); the regulation says "Hours worked each workday" — recording the workday requires recording the date.
column day maps to §516.2(a)(5)
templates.ts line 83 — flsaItem: 5 on COLUMNS.day
The Day column captures the day-of-week relative to the workweek-start declaration that (a)(5) requires.
columns in / out / regular map to §516.2(a)(7)
templates.ts lines 91/98/112 — flsaItem: 7 on each
Clock in + clock out + regular hours together implement the "hours worked each workday" requirement of (a)(7). Break is a derived adjustment (no flsaItem) — it's how the worked-hours total is reduced for unpaid breaks, not a separate (a)(7) field.
column regular (hours) also maps to §516.2(a)(8)
templates.ts — COLUMNS.regular description names both (a)(7) and (a)(8)
The regular-hours column carries the foundation for the (a)(8) straight-time-earnings calculation (hours × regular rate). The actual earnings calculation is per pay-period (totals footer), not per row.
column overtime maps to §516.2(a)(9)
templates.ts line 116 — flsaItem: 9 on COLUMNS.overtime
(a)(9) names "total premium pay for overtime hours." The overtime hours column records the underlying hours; the premium-pay calculation is per pay-period (totals footer). The methodology page describes this distinction.
column doubleTime maps to California Labor Code §510
templates.ts line 124 — COLUMNS.doubleTime description names §510
California is the only state with a general 2× pay rule for hours over 12/day or 7th-consecutive-day after 8h. The double-time column is California-specific; the methodology page is explicit about this.
header employeeName maps to §516.2(a)(1)
templates.ts — flsaItem: 1 on HEADER_FIELDS.employeeName
header employeeAddress maps to §516.2(a)(2)
templates.ts — flsaItem: 2 on HEADER_FIELDS.employeeAddress
header occupation maps to §516.2(a)(4)
templates.ts — flsaItem: 4 on HEADER_FIELDS.occupation
The (a)(4) item names both sex and occupation. The tool models occupation only (sex is rarely recorded on a per-form timesheet in modern practice; it's typically recorded once at hire on the I-9 / payroll setup). Methodology page is honest about this scope choice.
header workweekStart maps to §516.2(a)(5)
templates.ts — flsaItem: 5 on HEADER_FIELDS.workweekStart
header periodEnding maps to §516.2(a)(12)
templates.ts — flsaItem: 12 on HEADER_FIELDS.periodEnding
1 claim
29 CFR §516.2(a)'s 12 items as listed in internal research notes
research notes § "29 CFR §516.2(a) — Required payroll records"
Item (4) of the regulation reads "Sex and occupation in which employed (sex may be indicated by use of the prefixes Mr., Mrs., Miss., or Ms.)" — verified against the regulation.
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29 CFR §516.5 — 3-year retention for payroll records
research notes § "29 CFR §516.5" + Methodology § "Retention rules"
Section title and 3-year retention period confirmed.
29 CFR §516.6 — 2-year retention for basic time cards
research notes § "29 CFR §516.6" + Methodology § "Retention rules"
2-year retention for "basic time and earning cards or sheets on which are entered the daily starting and stopping time" confirmed.
California Labor Code §1174 — daily-hours requirement + 3-year retention
research notes § "California Labor Code §1174" + Methodology § "California-specific additions"
§1174(d) requires "payroll records showing the hours worked daily by and the wages paid to" employees at the worksite. Three-year retention confirmed. The piece-rate units and minor-recordkeeping provisions also confirmed.
29 CFR §785.7 — workweek as "168 hours" / "seven consecutive 24-hour periods"
research notes § "29 CFR §785.7" + Methodology § "Workweek definition"
1 claim
"Every top-10 SERP competitor offers static download links only"
Methodology § "Differentiators vs the SERP" + internal research notes same section
Direct check on 2026-05-23 against Clockify, Toggl, Smartsheet (top 3 ranking pages for "free timesheet template download"). All three confirmed as static-download-only.
SERP top-10 results listing (Clockify, Toggl, QuickBooks, Smartsheet, ClockInEasy, TrackingTime, ResourceGuru, TimeDoctor, Hubstaff, ClickTime)
Direct check verified Clockify, Toggl, and Smartsheet as static-download-only. The remaining 7 (QuickBooks, ClockInEasy, TrackingTime, ResourceGuru, TimeDoctor, Hubstaff, ClickTime) were not individually verified in this pass — the aggregate claim is supported by the search-results summary listing each as offering "downloadable templates" without mention of interactive customization. Future fact-check passes can verify each of the remaining 7 individually if the differentiation claim becomes load-bearing.
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Direct check on 2026-05-23 against Clockify, Toggl, Smartsheet (top 3 ranking pages for "free timesheet template download"). All three confirmed as static-download-only.
SERP top-10 results listing (Clockify, Toggl, QuickBooks, Smartsheet, ClockInEasy, TrackingTime, ResourceGuru, TimeDoctor, Hubstaff, ClickTime)
Every claim above is anchored to a clickable source — click any to verify what we said directly against the evidence.
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