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Get Overtime Reporting Right – Without Extra Work

Automatically track, calculate, and separate qualifying overtime. Frontline Time & Attendance applies the rules for you – so payroll runs clean the first time. 

 

Payroll Accuracy Starts Before Payroll Runs

Overtime reporting depends on how time is tracked and calculated. 

With new OBBB requirements, payroll teams need to: 

  • Identify qualifying overtime for reporting 
  • Align with FLSA definitions (40+ hours/week) 
  • Provide clear, consistent records 

If that isn’t built into your system, it turns into rework – fixes, adjustments, and extra validation before payroll runs.

Capture, track and manage employee time electronically with Frontline Time & Attendance

Tracking Time Isn’t Enough

Most systems track hours. 

Payroll needs more: 

  • Pay rules applied correctly 
  • Clear distinction between overtime types 
  • Data that’s ready to report 

Under federal rules, only hours worked over 40 in a workweek qualify. 

If that logic isn’t built in, payroll has to sort it out after the fact.

Where Time Gets Lost

Without the right system, payroll teams spend time: 

  • Recalculating overtime across different rules 
  • Fixing pay codes and earnings  
  • Rebuilding reports  
  • Double-checking results every cycle 

If separating overtime requires extra steps, the process won’t scale. 

Payroll-Ready Time Data

Frontline Handles It Automatically

Time data is captured, structured, and ready for payroll – without extra steps.

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Automatic Overtime Tracking

See How Overtime Is Automatically Tracked and Separated

Automatically identify FLSA overtime (40+ hours/week) and review qualifying hours without manual work.

  • Automatically identify FLSA overtime (40+ hours/week)
  • Review qualifying hours without manual work
Pay Rules

Built-In Pay Rules

  • Applies FLSA overtime rules automatically
  • Supports district policies and contracts
  • Calculates overtime correctly – no manual fixes
Time Structure

Clear Overtime Structure

Track and categorize time based on state or local rules, while automatically separating FLSA-qualifying hours for federal reporting.

  • Categorizes time based on district, state, and contract rules
  • Separates FLSA-qualifying hours automatically for reporting
  • Keeps payroll-ready earnings clean and structured
  • Removes the need to sort data later
Data + Reporting

Reliable Time Data

  • Consistent tracking across all employee groups
  • Approvals, edits, and audit trails captured
  • Complete, defensible records
Reporting

Reporting That’s Ready to Use

  • FLSA Overtime Report highlights qualifying hours
  • View totals by employee and week
  • Access supporting detail when needed

No More Double Entry

Frontline connects Time & Attendance with Absence Management

  • Approved absences flow directly into timesheets 
  • No re-entry or mismatched records 
  • Payroll reflects both worked time and absences accurately 
Payroll Comparison

A Better Way to Run Payroll

See the difference between manual overtime handling and a payroll process that’s already structured, accurate, and ready to run.

Without Frontline

More manual work every cycle

  • Overtime handled manually
  • Reports rebuilt each cycle
  • Data checked and rechecked
With Frontline

Structured and ready to run

  • Rules applied automatically
  • Overtime already structured correctly
  • Reports ready to run

Be Ready – With the Right System in Place

Starting this year, districts will be expected to separately report qualified overtime compensation.

Frontline keeps your processes aligned, without adding steps.