Editorial & Fact-Checking Policy
How StatePayRules.com verifies US labor codes, federal FLSA regulations, and state payroll statutes with 100% data accuracy and zero commercial bias.
Legal Data Analysts & Statutory Researchers
1. Our Core Public Mission
Because employment law, wage calculation, and payroll tax compliance fall directly under Google's YMYL (Your Money Your Life) domain, accuracy is our absolute requirement. Over $3 billion in employee back pay goes unclaimed annually due to complex state and federal rules.
StatePayRules.com provides workers, HR professionals, and legal analysts with free, verified statutory rules engines and authoritative educational guides.
2. Primary Statutory Data Sourcing
Our research desk relies exclusively on primary government sources. We do not source wage rates or overtime rules from third-party blogs or unverified aggregators.
- Federal Statutes: Title 29 of the United States Code (FLSA § 201 et seq.) and 29 CFR Part 541 (Exemption Regulations).
- State Departments of Labor: Official bulletins published by state labor commissions (e.g. CA DIR, NY DOL, TX Workforce Commission).
- Municipal Salary Transparency Mandates: Local city/county minimum wage ordinances (e.g. Seattle, NYC, San Francisco).
3. 4-Tier Expert Verification Workflow
Primary Legislative Extraction
Raw statutory thresholds extracted from official government bulletins.
Algorithmic Math Encoding
Rules encoded into deterministic client-side calculation formulas.
Expert Review & Sign-Off
Reviewed by Certified Payroll Professionals (CPP) for accuracy.
Weekly Legislative Audits
Automated tests check for mid-year cost-of-living adjustments.
4. Corrections & Statutory Update Protocol
If a state legislature passes emergency wage legislation or updates labor code guidelines, our research team updates affected guides and calculators within 24 hours.
To report a statutory discrepancy, please email editorial@statepayrules.com with the relevant state statute or DOL citation.