Is 8-and-80 the same as averaging two workweeks?

No. It is a specific 14-day healthcare work-period scenario with daily-over-8 and period-over-80 triggers and applicability conditions.

How does the calculator prevent double counting?

It reports the overlap and adds only period-excess minutes beyond daily overtime, making total overtime the greater trigger rather than their sum.

Can I enter overnight shifts?

Yes. An end time earlier than the start is treated as crossing midnight for elapsed-shift calculation.

Does confirming the arrangement prove it is valid?

No. Confirmation only says what the user is modeling; institution eligibility, agreement validity, workday definition, and state law require separate review.

Healthcare 14-day work-period model

8 and 80 Overtime Calculator

Enter shifts for fourteen consecutive days, calculate minute-level daily and period triggers, remove their overlap, and estimate one additional premium for an already established 8-and-80 scenario.

Model a 14-day 8-and-80 period

Use 24-hour start and end times. Overnight shifts are supported, unpaid breaks are deducted, and daily-over-8 minutes are reconciled with period-over-80 minutes.

Currency symbol14-day work period label I am modeling an existing 8-and-80 arrangement This confirmation does not determine whether the arrangement is valid or applicable. Base hourly rateOvertime multiplierCustom multiplierUsed only when Custom multiplier is selected.

Differentials, bonuses, and other pay

Label Amount Type Treatment

Shifts in the 14-day work period

Day (1-14) Start End Unpaid break (minutes)

What the 8-and-80 model represents

The federal healthcare exception described by the Department of Labor concerns a fixed fourteen-consecutive-day work period for certain hospitals and residential care establishments, supported by a prior agreement or understanding. It is not ordinary biweekly averaging. The 8 and 80 overtime calculator begins with a confirmation that the user is modeling an existing arrangement; the confirmation does not prove applicability.

For a modeled arrangement, hours over eight in a workday and hours over eighty in the work period are both relevant. The same worker should not be calculated under both the standard weekly method and this method for the same time.

Minute-level shift processing

Each shift is parsed in 24-hour time. An end time earlier than the start is treated as overnight. Entered unpaid breaks are subtracted from elapsed minutes, while a break longer than the shift produces an error. Multiple shifts assigned to the same numbered day are added before the daily eight-hour trigger is evaluated.

The period total is the sum of the fourteen daily totals. Empty shift rows are ignored. Equal start and end times are ambiguous rather than assumed to mean a 24-hour shift, preventing an accidental full-day entry.

Daily and period overlap algorithm

This is equivalent to using the greater of total daily-overtime minutes and period-excess minutes. The overlap is reported explicitly, making it possible to verify that a minute did not create two premiums.

Base straight-time earnings and user-included additions are divided by total period hours to estimate a regular rate. The additional premium factor is then applied once to total nonduplicated overtime hours.

dailyOTMinutes = sum(max(dayMinutes - 480, 0))
periodExcessMinutes = max(totalPeriodMinutes - 4800, 0)
overlapMinutes = min(dailyOTMinutes, periodExcessMinutes)
periodTriggeredAdditional = max(periodExcessMinutes - dailyOTMinutes, 0)
totalOTMinutes = dailyOTMinutes + periodTriggeredAdditional
regularMinutes = totalPeriodMinutes - totalOTMinutes

Ten nine-hour days

The verified schedule contains ten nine-hour days, totaling 90.00 hours. Daily overtime is 10.00 hours, while the amount over eighty is 10.00 hours.

All 10.00 hours overlap, so total overtime remains 10.00 rather than twenty. With a $24 base rate, the additional premium is $120.00.

Verified no-overlap example: 10 daily hours over eight and 10 period hours over eighty identify the same 10 hours, so only 10 overtime hours remain.

Agreement, institution, and compensation limits

This page cannot decide whether an institution qualifies, whether a valid prior agreement exists, when the workday begins, whether a break is legally unpaid, or which earnings belong in the regular rate. Included, Excluded, and Unsure choices document the user's compensation assumption without classifying it.

A 14-day pay period is not enough by itself. Review official healthcare guidance, the established work period, time records, and state law. Some state rules may impose different or additional requirements, and the calculator intentionally avoids an automatic applicability classification.