State rules for team members: breaks, double time and sick time
For businesses with team members on payroll: break reminders and missed-break flags, your state's daily overtime and double time, and paid sick time that builds from clocked hours. All off until you turn them on.
Some states add their own rules for team members on payroll: meal and rest breaks, overtime by the day, and paid sick time. Pick your state, turn on what you want help with, and Busy Book keeps track as your team clocks in and out. Nothing changes until you turn a rule on.
1
Open State rules
In the menu, tap Team, then Pay, then State rules.
2
Pick your state
Pick the state your team works in. Busy Book suggests the one in your business address. Each rule shows in plain words with a link to your state's official page. If someone works in another state, tap Someone works in another state?
3
Turn on break reminders
Switch on Break reminders and missed-break flags. Team members see when their meal break is due on Today and get a phone alert before it. Where rest breaks are paid, they tap Rest break (paid) so it stays on their hours.
4
Turn on daily overtime
Switch on Daily overtime and double time for your state's daily rules, like California's 2 times after 12 hours in a day and its 7th day in a row.
5
Set up paid sick time
Switch on Paid sick time, pick your state's preset or My own numbers, and tap Save. Team members see their balance in the app and can use it when they ask for time off.
6
Check Hours and pay
On Hours and pay, a workday with a missed break shows Missed break. In California and Colorado, tap Add it to their pay to add the extra pay Busy Book suggests. The payroll file gets columns for double time, missed breaks and sick hours.