The rules that hit your system, overtime thresholds, break mandates, predictability pay, sick leave, across all 52 U.S. jurisdictions. Traced to statute and re-checked twice a month.
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| State | Daily OT | Fair WW | Sick Leave | Min Wage |
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We start where the law actually hits the schedule: the daily-OT threshold, the meal-break window, the predictability-pay trigger. Rates change and ordinances get amended constantly, so every value here carries its last-verified date and traces back to a primary source.
Green states carry four or more active WFM mandates: daily OT, predictability pay, split-shift premiums, and more. Amber means two or three. Gray means federal minimums and not much else. Click any state to see its full profile.
Validate your current config against the actual rules, not the vendor's marketing copy about them.
Check break windows, OT thresholds, and predictability-pay triggers before you publish the schedule.
Turn compliance rules into product behavior. Waiting for a customer to flag the gap costs you a renewal.
Pressure-test vendor compliance claims against the actual law, state by state.
Configure it right the first time. Some of these rules are mandatory and some are optional, and vendors don't always tell you which is which.
Get ahead of state law changes before they show up as a support ticket.
I built this after 20 years implementing WFM systems across retail, hospitality, and healthcare. If you're evaluating platforms, navigating a new jurisdiction, or translating rules into system config, let's talk.
Talk to Steve →All 15 dimensions, tracked per state and grouped below by function. Full detail on each one lives on the state profile pages.
State minimum wage (with notable local rates) and tipped cash wage. Includes no-tip-credit states where the full minimum applies regardless of tips.
Weekly OT (federally required everywhere), daily OT for states that require it, and California's double-time rules for long shifts and 7th consecutive days.
Adult break mandates: paid vs. unpaid, shift-length triggers, and violation premiums. Minor-only rules flagged separately.
Direct mandates (CA, DC) and spread-of-hours equivalents (NY): what triggers them and how they're calculated.
Oregon statewide plus every city ordinance: how far in advance schedules must post, what late-notice changes cost, and clopening rest minimums. Read the guide →
Show-up pay when a scheduled shift gets cut, and the one-day-in-seven rest limits that cap consecutive-day runs.
Statewide mandates: accrual rates, carryover caps, qualifying-use definitions, and which laws are true sick-time laws vs. any-reason paid leave.
Minimum hours required between a closing shift and an opening shift, plus the premium owed if an employee agrees to the short turnaround.
Hour limits by age band, time-of-day restrictions, and school-day vs. non-school-day rules. Scheduling engines have to enforce these by age, not with a single flag.
Rate confirmations, effective-date watches, and matrix updates from the twice-monthly verification run.