About & Sourcing
About OvertimeIQ
What OvertimeIQ is
OvertimeIQ is an educational overtime calculator and wage-rule reference site. It helps workers, employers, students, and payroll learners estimate overtime pay, time-and-a-half rates, regular rate of pay, and state-specific overtime scenarios.
Calculators are free, run in your browser, and explain their math using published federal overtime formulas and state wage-rule data.
What OvertimeIQ is not
OvertimeIQ is not a law firm, government agency, accounting firm, payroll provider, or substitute for professional advice. The calculators and guides provide educational estimates based on published wage-rule sources. Actual pay outcomes can depend on facts, local rules, job duties, contracts, employer policies, and agency or court interpretation.
Who maintains OvertimeIQ
M. Imtinan Farooq
Data Engineer & Creator of OvertimeIQ
M. Imtinan Farooq builds data-focused web tools and maintains OvertimeIQ's calculators, wage-rule summaries, and source-review workflow. OvertimeIQ is an educational calculator project and does not provide legal, tax, or payroll advice.
How sources are reviewed
For U.S. overtime pages, OvertimeIQ prioritizes official sources such as the U.S. Department of Labor, state labor departments, wage orders, and official state wage pages. Pages with wage or rule data show a "Last reviewed" date and source list where possible.
- Calculator formulas are built from federal overtime formulas and state-specific wage-rule data.
- Wage and rule summaries are checked against official sources such as the U.S. Department of Labor and state labor departments.
- Priority pages are rechecked when major federal or state wage rules change.
- Users can report corrections through the contact page.
Correction process
If you find an outdated wage figure, broken source link, or unclear rule explanation, contact us through the contact page. Include the page URL, the rule or wage figure in question, and the official source you believe should be reviewed.
Contact & corrections