Full breakdown

Every day, every assumption, shown openly. This is the math behind the $250.00 owed.

Mon Jun 15drywall crew

paid in full

$140.00 agreed for the day − $140.00 paid = $0.00 owed

Effective pay: $15.56/hr

Tue Jun 16drywall crew

owed $40.00

$140.00 agreed for the day − $100.00 paid = $40.00 owed

Effective pay: $10.00/hr

⚑ shortPaid $40.00 short of the agreed $140.00.

Wed Jun 17landscaping

paid in full

$16.00/hr × 8h = $128.00 agreed − $128.00 paid = $0.00 owed

Effective pay: $16.00/hr

Thu Jun 18demolition

owed $160.00

$160.00 agreed for the day − $0.00 paid = $160.00 owed

Effective pay: $0.00/hr

⚑ unpaidNot paid at all. You are owed $160.00.
⚑ below floorEffective pay $0.00/hr is below the $7.25/hr federal floor.

Fri Jun 19moving help

owed $50.00

$15.00/hr × 6h = $90.00 agreed − $40.00 paid = $50.00 owed

Effective pay: $6.67/hr

⚑ shortPaid $50.00 short of the agreed $90.00.
⚑ below floorEffective pay $6.67/hr is below the $7.25/hr federal floor.

How the numbers are figured (open assumptions)

Day-rate jobs: agreed = the flat rate, regardless of hours.
Hourly jobs: agreed = rate × hours you logged.
Owed = agreed − paid, never below zero.
Below-floor flag triggers under $7.25/hr effective pay.

Tamper-evident record

fair-day.audit

$ fairday verify --days 5
#0 prev=00000000… hash=56cc9c80…  date=Mon Jun 15|job=drywall crew|type=day|rate=140|hours=9|paid=140
#1 prev=56cc9c80… hash=6717a398…  date=Tue Jun 16|job=drywall crew|type=day|rate=140|hours=10|paid=100
#2 prev=6717a398… hash=f5fc996f…  date=Wed Jun 17|job=landscaping|type=hour|rate=16|hours=8|paid=128
#3 prev=f5fc996f… hash=b3ae5415…  date=Thu Jun 18|job=demolition|type=day|rate=160|hours=11|paid=0
#4 prev=b3ae5415… hash=706122f0…  date=Fri Jun 19|job=moving help|type=hour|rate=15|hours=6|paid=40
digest: 706122f0b4af41ea58a48845993b69c4a2eee946e8fa3f440e6ed9e35d8d797e
verify: PASS — chain intact, nothing altered

Know your pay

Agree the rate before you start

Say the number out loud and, if you can, get it in a text. A clear agreement is the thing you measure against.

Keep your own count of hours

Write the start and end time each day. Your record counts even if theirs is missing.

Being paid late is still being shorted

“I’ll bring it tomorrow” is a flag. Log it as unpaid until the money is actually in your hand.

A floor exists

Effective pay below $7.25/hr is below the federal minimum wage floor — Fair Day flags it for you.

Cash work still counts

Being paid in cash does not erase what you are owed. Your log is your receipt.