--- title: "Add or Update Overtime" slug: "add-or-update-overtime" updated: 2026-05-06T17:46:37Z published: 2026-05-06T17:46:37Z canonical: "help.workeasysoftware.com/add-or-update-overtime" --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.workeasysoftware.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Add or Update Overtime Overtime rules are configured during onboarding (in the Initial Setup Wizard). If you need to change those rules or create new ones, follow these instructions. 1. Click **Global Settings** > **Time Tracking** > **Overtime**. 2. Click **Create Rule**. 3. Enter a rule **Name** and select a **Starting on** date. 4. Select the **Audience**: **Everyone**, **Specific group**, or **Specific employee**. **Note:** Selecting **Do Not Track Overtime** excludes this audience from overtime calculations. 5. Select one or more [**Overtime Type**](/main/docs/add-or-update-overtime#overtime-type-settings-and-examples) options based on your company’s overtime requirements. ![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/88d7ebef-752e-45d9-95e1-ee13bd7279c5/Images/Documentation/image-JJH8LQ00.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-01T14%3A09%3A55Z&se=2026-11-01T15%3A09%3A55Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=ZGaQY1i9HjQ6iS%2Bp0IUrJM5pOsmj8OVsPQ3M17qgyZM%3D) ### Overtime Type settings and examples The following table describes each overtime **Type**, its available settings, and common configuration examples. | Type | Setting | Description | Example | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | **Weekly** | **Weekly** | Calculates overtime within a standard 7-day workweek. | Employees earn overtime after working more than 40 hours from Monday through Sunday. | | **2 weeks** | Calculates overtime across a 14-day period. | A healthcare organization calculates overtime over a biweekly pay cycle. | | **Custom days** | Calculates overtime across a custom number of days. | A manufacturing company uses a 10-day rotating overtime cycle. | | **Output time code** | Assigns overtime hours to a specific overtime code. | Overtime hours appear separately from regular worked hours in payroll reports. | | **Overtime 2** | Applies a secondary overtime threshold. | California example: Employees earn double time after working more than 12 hours in one day. | | **Daily** | **Daily after hours/day** | Triggers overtime after employees work more than a defined number of hours in one day. | California example: Employees earn overtime after working more than 8 hours in one workday. | | **Output time code** | Assigns daily overtime hours to a specific overtime code. | Daily overtime hours are separated from regular worked hours in payroll reports. | | **Overtime 2** | Applies a second daily overtime threshold. | California example: Employees earn double time after working more than 12 hours in one day. | | **On the 6th consecutive days** | **On 6th consecutive day worked, after** | Triggers overtime after six consecutive workdays. | Employees working six consecutive retail shifts begin earning overtime at the start of the sixth day. | | **Output time code** | Assigns sixth-day overtime hours to a specific overtime code. | Sixth-day overtime hours are tracked separately for payroll processing. | | **Overtime 2** | Applies a second overtime threshold on the sixth consecutive day. | Double time begins after employees work more than 8 hours on the sixth consecutive day. | | **On the 7th consecutive days** | **On 7th consecutive day worked, after** | Triggers overtime or double time after seven consecutive workdays. | California example: Employees earn overtime or double time after working seven consecutive days in one workweek. | | **Output time code** | Assigns seventh-day overtime hours to a specific overtime code. | Seventh-day overtime hours are separated for payroll compliance and reporting. | | **Overtime 2** | Applies a second overtime threshold on the seventh consecutive day. | California example: Employees earn double time after working more than 8 hours on the seventh consecutive day. | | **Time of Day** | **Day(s) of week** | Applies overtime rules only on selected days. | Weekend shifts receive overtime while weekday shifts follow standard pay rules. | | **After** | Triggers overtime after a specific time of day. | Employees earn overtime after working past 6:00 PM. | | **Output time code** | Assigns time-of-day overtime hours to a specific overtime code. | Evening overtime hours appear separately on payroll reports. | | **Overtime 2** | Applies a second time-based overtime threshold. | A higher overtime tier applies after midnight. | | **Shift** | **On a shift, after hours/shift** | Triggers overtime after employees work more than a defined number of hours within one shift. | Employees working more than 8 hours in one shift earn overtime pay. | | **Output time code** | Assigns shift-based overtime hours to a specific overtime code. | Shift overtime is tracked separately from weekly overtime in payroll reports. | | **Overtime 2** | Applies a second overtime threshold within the same shift. | California example: Employees earn double time after working more than 12 hours in one shift. | | **OBBBA OT Classification** | **Consider the following time codes** | Defines which time codes are included in the overtime classification calculation. | Worked Hours, Overtime, and Double Time are included in the classification calculation. | | **Qualified Overtime** | Defines the threshold for hours classified as qualified overtime. | Overtime hours above 40 hours/week are classified as qualified overtime. | | **Qualified OT** | Assigns qualifying overtime hours to a qualified overtime time code. | Qualified overtime hours are exported separately for payroll reporting. | | **Non-Qualified OT** | Assigns overtime hours that do not meet qualification rules to a non-qualified overtime time code. | Non-qualified overtime hours are tracked separately for auditing purposes. | 6. Click **Save**. > **Important** > > - Only one active **Everyone** overtime rule can exist at a time. Creating a new Everyone rule automatically ends the previous one. > - Overtime calculations depend on selected time codes. If required time codes are not included, overtime may not calculate as expected. > - Multiple overtime types can be configured within the same rule. Review configurations carefully to avoid overlapping or conflicting overtime calculations. > - **Advanced** settings provide additional overtime rule controls for organizations with more complex scheduling or operational requirements. These settings are typically configured during onboarding or enabled later by customer support based on organizational needs. > **You're all set!** 🙂👍 > > If you have questions, please call us at (888) 783-1493, email [support@workeasysoftware.com](mailto:support@workeasysoftware.com), or [submit a ticket](https://www.workeasysoftware.com/resources/submit-a-ticket).