Patent ID: 8315927

Claim:
A system comprising: a memory device configured to store first time data related to labor time of one or more employees of a company; and a processing device in communication with the memory device, the processing device configured to execute logic instructions associated with a labor time management system, wherein the logic instructions control the processing device to: manipulate, using an existing rule set, the first time data to determine a calculated time; store, in the memory device, a proposed rule set comprising proposed rules for defining how labor time is calculated, wherein the proposed rule set comprises a rule set that has not been applied; and submit at least a portion of the first time data to an engine configured to calculate a proposed labor time based on the proposed rule set, wherein the logic instructions further control the processing device to compare the calculated time based on the existing rule set with the proposed labor time based on the proposed rule set, and to determine, based on the comparison between the calculated time and the proposed labor time, how the proposed rule set affects labor and payroll of the company.