Editorial Team

Every page on wagetheftcalc.com is written and reviewed before publication. Our goal is accurate, plain-English information about wage theft law and FLSA rights that helps workers understand what they are owed, what evidence matters, and how the recovery process works — without overstating what a calculator or general guide can tell them about any individual situation.

Our editorial standards

• Primary sources only. Every factual legal claim is tied to the FLSA text, DOL regulations (29 CFR), published WHD opinion letters, court decisions, or state wage statutes. We do not relay wage and hour information from general-purpose legal summary sites without independent verification.
• Transparent methodology. The FLSA damage calculation formula — back wages, liquidated damages, state multipliers — is fully documented on the methodology page. You should always be able to trace a calculator output back to the legal rule it applies.
• Regular review cycle. FLSA thresholds, exemption salary levels, and state minimum wages change regularly. We review affected pages when the DOL publishes updates and when significant court decisions affect the overtime or misclassification rules.
• No sponsored content. Our editorial content does not accept paid placements or sponsored articles, and editorial decisions are made independently of advertising relationships. Revenue comes from Google AdSense display advertising, plus a disclosed case-review referral form on the homepage — see our privacy policy for details on that separate, optional product.
• Scope discipline. We explain federal and general-principle wage and hour concepts. State wage laws vary enormously in specific thresholds, lookback periods, and penalties. Our guides note where state law diverges from the FLSA but do not attempt to model every state’s regime in detail.

Corrections policy

Wage theft information is used by workers making real decisions about whether and how to pursue a claim. If you believe a page contains an error — an outdated FLSA threshold, a misstatement of exemption criteria, a miscalculated example — please contact us with the page URL and the specific issue. We review within five business days and publish corrections when warranted.

Who publishes this site

wagetheftcalc.com is published by The Click Lab Agency LLC, a California limited liability company based in San Diego. The Click Lab publishes a family of plain-English legal and financial calculators; this site covers wage and hour law. Pages are drafted by the publisher’s staff, checked against the primary sources listed on each page (the FLSA and its regulations, Department of Labor fact sheets, and the state wage statutes named in the methodology), and dated with the month of the last review. We do not use invented author names or credentials, and no one who works on this site is an attorney. If you want a named professional to rely on, that is a reason to consult one — see contact for how to find your state labor agency or a wage-and-hour attorney.

Corrections, questions about how a page was produced, and requests to see the sources behind a specific claim can be sent to hey@theclicklab.agency.

Scope of our content

wagetheftcalc.com covers wage and hour law under the Fair Labor Standards Act and, where relevant, representative state wage statutes. We focus primarily on the employee-side perspective: understanding rights, calculating potential recovery, and navigating the claims process. We do not cover benefits-related claims (ERISA), discrimination-based pay disparities (Title VII, Equal Pay Act), or non-wage retaliation claims beyond the FLSA anti-retaliation context. Each of those areas has its own legal framework and dedicated resources.

Questions about our editorial process? Contact us.