Why are some non-exempt staff employees allowed to report their hours at any time in the biweekly pay cycle, instead of on a real-time basis?

This reflects the current practice for most departments, where most non-exempt staff employees use computers and work a regular schedule. A smaller number of non-exempt employees are in departments where terminals have always been used or that lack easy access to computers. This smaller group will either start or continue to use CalTime on a real-time basis, recording the time they start and stop work as it happens.