diff --git a/src/modules/employee-list/components/employee-list-table-item.vue b/src/modules/employee-list/components/employee-list-table-item.vue
index 745f69d..d7472d0 100644
--- a/src/modules/employee-list/components/employee-list-table-item.vue
+++ b/src/modules/employee-list/components/employee-list-table-item.vue
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-<script setup lang="ts">
+<script
+    setup
+    lang="ts"
+>
     import type { EmployeeProfile } from 'src/modules/employee-list/models/employee-profile.models';
 
     // const getEmployeeAvatar = (first_name: string, last_name: string) => {
@@ -6,8 +9,9 @@
     //     return first_name.charAt(0) + last_name.charAt(0);
     // };
 
-    const { row } = defineProps<{
+    const { row, index = 0 } = defineProps<{
         row: EmployeeProfile
+        index?: number
     }>()
     const emit = defineEmits<{
         onProfileClick: [email: string]
@@ -15,37 +19,47 @@
 </script>
 
 <template>
-    <q-card 
-        v-ripple 
-        class="column col-xs-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-lg-2 no-wrap rounded-15 cursor-pointer q-ma-sm" 
-        style="max-width: 230px;"
-        @click="emit('onProfileClick', row.email)"
+    <transition
+        appear
+        enter-active-class="animated fadeInUp slow"
+        mode="out-in"
     >
-        <q-card-section class="col-6 text-center">
-            <q-avatar 
-                color="primary" 
-                size="8em"
-                class="shadow-3 q-mb-md"
-            >
-                <img 
-                    src="src/assets/targo-default-avatar.png" 
-                    alt="employee avatar" 
-                    class="q-pa-xs"
-                >
-            </q-avatar>
-        </q-card-section>
-
-        <q-card-section 
-            class="col-grow text-center text-h6 text-weight-medium text-uppercase q-pb-none" 
-            style="line-height: 0.8em;"
+        <q-card
+            v-ripple
+            class="column col-xs-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-lg-2 no-wrap rounded-15 cursor-pointer q-ma-sm"
+            style="max-width: 230px;"
+            :style="`animation-delay: ${index / 25}s;`"
+            @click="emit('onProfileClick', row.email)"
         >
-            <div class="ellipsis text-primary"> {{ row.first_name }} {{ row.last_name }} </div>
-            <q-separator color="primary" class="q-mx-sm q-mt-xs" />
-            <div class=" ellipsis-2-lines text-caption"> {{ row.job_title }} </div>
-        </q-card-section>
+            <q-card-section class="col-6 text-center">
+                <q-avatar
+                    :color="row.last_work_day === undefined ? 'accent' : 'negative'"
+                    size="8em"
+                    class="shadow-3 q-mb-md"
+                >
+                    <img
+                        src="src/assets/targo-default-avatar.png"
+                        alt="employee avatar"
+                        class="q-pa-xs"
+                    >
+                </q-avatar>
+            </q-card-section>
 
-        <q-card-section class="bg-primary text-white text-caption text-center q-py-none col-2 content-center ">
-            <div> {{ row.email }} </div>
-        </q-card-section>
-    </q-card>
+            <q-card-section
+                class="col-grow text-center text-h6 text-weight-medium text-uppercase q-pb-none"
+                style="line-height: 0.8em;"
+            >
+                <div class="ellipsis" :class="row.last_work_day === undefined ? 'text-accent' : 'text-negative'"> {{ row.first_name }} {{ row.last_name }} </div>
+                <q-separator
+                    color="accent"
+                    class="q-mx-sm q-mt-xs"
+                />
+                <div class=" ellipsis-2-lines text-caption"> {{ row.job_title }} </div>
+            </q-card-section>
+
+            <q-card-section class="bg-primary text-white text-caption text-center q-py-none col-2 content-center">
+                <div> {{ row.email }} </div>
+            </q-card-section>
+        </q-card>
+    </transition>
 </template>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/modules/employee-list/components/employee-list-table.vue b/src/modules/employee-list/components/employee-list-table.vue
index 6f3cc09..c6b9390 100644
--- a/src/modules/employee-list/components/employee-list-table.vue
+++ b/src/modules/employee-list/components/employee-list-table.vue
@@ -1,31 +1,21 @@
-<script setup lang="ts">
-    import { computed, onMounted, ref } from 'vue';
+<script
+    setup
+    lang="ts"
+>
+    import { onMounted, ref } from 'vue';
     import { useEmployeeListApi } from 'src/modules/employee-list/composables/use-employee-api';
     import { useEmployeeStore } from 'src/stores/employee-store';
-    import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n';
     import EmployeeListTableItem from 'src/modules/employee-list/components/employee-list-table-item.vue';
-    import type { EmployeeProfile } from 'src/modules/employee-list/models/employee-profile.models';
-    import type { QTableColumn } from 'quasar';
+    import { employee_list_columns } from 'src/modules/employee-list/models/employee-profile.models';
 
-    const employee_list_api =  useEmployeeListApi();
+    const employee_list_api = useEmployeeListApi();
     const employee_store = useEmployeeStore();
     const is_loading_list = ref<boolean>(true);
 
-    const { t } = useI18n();
     const filter = ref("");
     const is_grid_mode = ref(true);
-    const pagination = ref({ rowsPerPage: 0 });
 
-    const employee_list_columns = computed((): QTableColumn<EmployeeProfile>[] => [
-        {name: 'first_name', label: t('employee_list.table.first_name'), field: 'first_name', align: 'left'},
-        {name: 'last_name', label: t('employee_list.table.last_name'), field: 'last_name', align: 'left'},
-        {name: 'email', label: t('employee_list.table.email'), field: 'email', align: 'left'},
-        {name: 'supervisor_full_name', label: t('employee_list.table.supervisor'), field: 'supervisor_full_name', align: 'left'},
-        {name: 'company_name', label: t('employee_list.table.company'), field: 'company_name', align: 'left'},
-        {name: 'job_title', label: t('employee_list.table.role'), field: 'job_title', align: 'left'},
-    ]);
-
-    onMounted( async () => {
+    onMounted(async () => {
         is_loading_list.value = true;
         await employee_list_api.getEmployeeList();
         is_loading_list.value = false;
@@ -41,18 +31,17 @@
             virtual-scroll
             title=" "
             card-style="max-height: 70vh;"
-            :rows="employee_store.employeeList" 
-            :columns="employee_list_columns" 
+            :rows="employee_store.employee_list"
+            :columns="employee_list_columns"
             row-key="name"
-            v-model:pagination="pagination"
             :rows-per-page-options="[0]"
             :filter="filter"
             class="q-pa-md bg-transparent"
-            :class="is_grid_mode ? '': 'sticky-header-table'"
+            :class="is_grid_mode ? '' : 'sticky-header-table'"
             :style="$q.screen.lt.md ? '' : 'width: 80vw;'"
             :table-class="$q.dark.isActive ? 'q-px-md q-py-none q-mx-md rounded-10 bg-dark' : 'q-px-md q-py-none q-mx-md rounded-10 bg-white'"
-            color="primary"
-            table-header-class="text-primary text-uppercase"
+            color="accent"
+            table-header-class="text-accent text-uppercase"
             card-container-class="justify-center"
             :grid="is_grid_mode"
             :loading="is_loading_list"
@@ -61,48 +50,69 @@
             :loading-label="$t('shared.label.loading')"
             @row-click="() => console.log('click!')"
         >
+            <template #header="props">
+                <q-tr
+                    :props="props"
+                    class="bg-accent"
+                >
+                    <q-th
+                        v-for="col in props.cols"
+                        :key="col.name"
+                        :props="props"
+                    >
+                        <span class="text-uppercase text-weight-bolder text-white">
+                            {{ $t(col.label) }}
+                        </span>
+                    </q-th>
+                </q-tr>
+            </template>
+
             <template v-slot:item="props">
-                <EmployeeListTableItem :row="props.row"/>
+                <EmployeeListTableItem
+                    :row="props.row"
+                    :index="props.rowIndex"
+                />
             </template>
 
             <template v-slot:top>
                 <div class="row full-width q-mb-sm">
-                    <q-btn 
-                        push 
-                        color="primary" 
-                        icon="person_add" 
+                    <q-btn
+                        push
+                        color="accent"
+                        icon="person_add"
                         :label="$t('shared.label.add')"
                         class="text-uppercase"
                     />
-                    
+
                     <q-space />
-                    
-                    <q-btn-toggle 
+
+                    <q-btn-toggle
                         v-model="is_grid_mode"
-                        push 
-                        color="white" 
-                        text-color="primary" 
-                        toggle-color="primary" 
-                        class="q-mr-md" 
+                        push
+                        rounded
+                        color="white"
+                        text-color="accent"
+                        toggle-color="accent"
+                        class="q-mr-md"
                         :options="[
-                            {icon: 'grid_view', value: true},
-                            {icon: 'view_list', value: false},
+                            { icon: 'grid_view', value: true },
+                            { icon: 'view_list', value: false },
                         ]"
                     />
-                    <q-input 
+                    <q-input
                         v-model="filter"
-                        outlined 
-                        dense 
+                        outlined
+                        dense
                         rounded
-                        color="primary" 
-                        bg-color="white" 
-                        label-color="primary" 
-                        :label="$t('shared.label.search')" 
+                        color="accent"
+                        bg-color="white"
+                        label-color="accent"
+                        :label="$t('shared.label.search')"
                     >
                         <template v-slot:append>
-                            <q-icon 
-                                name="search" 
-                                color="primary"
+                            <q-icon
+                                name="search"
+                                color="accent"
                             />
                         </template>
                     </q-input>
@@ -111,13 +121,13 @@
 
             <!-- Template for custome failed-to-load state -->
             <template v-slot:no-data="{ message, filter }">
-                <div class="full-width column items-center text-primary q-gutter-sm">
+                <div class="full-width column items-center text-accent q-gutter-sm">
                     <span class="text-h6 q-mt-xl">
                         {{ message }}
                     </span>
-                    <q-icon 
-                        size="4em" 
-                        :name="filter ? 'filter_alt_off' : 'error_outline'" 
+                    <q-icon
+                        size="4em"
+                        :name="filter ? 'filter_alt_off' : 'error_outline'"
                     />
                 </div>
             </template>
diff --git a/src/modules/employee-list/models/employee-profile.models.ts b/src/modules/employee-list/models/employee-profile.models.ts
index 9f8cae0..48d3bfc 100644
--- a/src/modules/employee-list/models/employee-profile.models.ts
+++ b/src/modules/employee-list/models/employee-profile.models.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import type { QTableColumn } from "quasar";
+
 export interface EmployeeProfile {
     first_name: string;
     last_name: string;
@@ -24,4 +26,43 @@ export const default_employee_profile: EmployeeProfile = {
     last_work_day: '',
     residence: '',
     birth_date: '',
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+export const employee_list_columns: QTableColumn<EmployeeProfile>[] = [
+    { 
+        name: 'first_name', 
+        label: 'employee_list.table.first_name', 
+        field: 'first_name', 
+        align: 'left' 
+    },
+    { 
+        name: 'last_name', 
+        label: 'employee_list.table.last_name', 
+        field: 'last_name', 
+        align: 'left' 
+    },
+    { 
+        name: 'email', 
+        label: 'employee_list.table.email', 
+        field: 'email', 
+        align: 'left' 
+    },
+    { 
+        name: 'supervisor_full_name', 
+        label: 'employee_list.table.supervisor', 
+        field: 'supervisor_full_name', 
+        align: 'left' 
+    },
+    { 
+        name: 'company_name', 
+        label: 'employee_list.table.company', 
+        field: 'company_name', 
+        align: 'left' 
+    },
+    { 
+        name: 'job_title', 
+        label: 'employee_list.table.role', 
+        field: 'job_title', 
+        align: 'left' 
+    },
+];
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/modules/employee-list/services/employee-list-service.ts b/src/modules/employee-list/services/employee-list-service.ts
index 45ce0b6..807bd98 100644
--- a/src/modules/employee-list/services/employee-list-service.ts
+++ b/src/modules/employee-list/services/employee-list-service.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ import type { EmployeeProfile } from 'src/modules/employee-list/models/employee-
 
 export const EmployeeListService = {
     getEmployeeList: async (): Promise<EmployeeProfile[]> => {
-        const response = await api.get<EmployeeProfile[]>('/employees/employee-list')
-        return response.data;
+        const response = await api.get<{success: boolean, data: EmployeeProfile[], error?: string }>('/employees/employee-list')
+        return response.data.data;
     },
 
     getEmployeeDetails: async (email: string): Promise<EmployeeProfile> => {
diff --git a/src/modules/timesheet-approval/components/details-dialog-chart-expenses.vue b/src/modules/timesheet-approval/components/details-dialog-chart-expenses.vue
index 3dbda92..2147d13 100644
--- a/src/modules/timesheet-approval/components/details-dialog-chart-expenses.vue
+++ b/src/modules/timesheet-approval/components/details-dialog-chart-expenses.vue
@@ -2,14 +2,12 @@
     setup
     lang="ts"
 >
-    /* eslint-disable */
-
     import { onMounted, ref } from 'vue';
     import { Bar } from 'vue-chartjs';
     import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n';
     import { useQuasar, colors } from 'quasar';
     import { useTimesheetStore } from 'src/stores/timesheet-store';
-    import { Chart as ChartJS, Title, Tooltip, Legend, BarElement, CategoryScale, LinearScale, TimeScale, type ChartData, type ChartDataset } from 'chart.js';
+    import { Chart as ChartJS, Title, Tooltip, Legend, BarElement, CategoryScale, LinearScale, TimeScale, type ChartDataset } from 'chart.js';
 
     const { t } = useI18n();
     const $q = useQuasar();
@@ -27,18 +25,20 @@
     const expenses_dataset = ref<ChartDataset<'bar'>[]>([]);
 
     onMounted(() => {
-        expenses_dataset.value = [
-            {
-                label: t('timesheet_approvals.table.expenses'),
-                data: all_days.map(day => (day.expenses + day.on_call + day.per_diem)),
-                backgroundColor: colors.getPaletteColor('accent'),
-            },
-            {
-                label: t('timesheet_approvals.table.mileage'),
-                data: all_days.map(day => day.mileage),
-                backgroundColor: colors.getPaletteColor('info'),
-            }
-        ]
+        setTimeout(() => {
+            expenses_dataset.value = [
+                {
+                    label: t('timesheet_approvals.table.expenses'),
+                    data: all_days.map(day => (day.expenses + day.on_call + day.per_diem)),
+                    backgroundColor: colors.getPaletteColor('accent'),
+                },
+                {
+                    label: t('timesheet_approvals.table.mileage'),
+                    data: all_days.map(day => day.mileage),
+                    backgroundColor: colors.getPaletteColor('info'),
+                }
+            ]
+        }, 100)
     });
 </script>
 
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@
             :options="({
                 indexAxis: $q.screen.lt.md ? 'y' : 'x',
                 plugins: {
-
                     title: {
                         display: true,
                         text: t('timesheet_approvals.chart.expenses_title'),
diff --git a/src/modules/timesheet-approval/components/details-dialog-chart-hours-worked.vue b/src/modules/timesheet-approval/components/details-dialog-chart-hours-worked.vue
index 09d21aa..fa23900 100644
--- a/src/modules/timesheet-approval/components/details-dialog-chart-hours-worked.vue
+++ b/src/modules/timesheet-approval/components/details-dialog-chart-hours-worked.vue
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
     setup
     lang="ts"
 >
-    import { ref, computed, onMounted } from 'vue';
+    import { ref, onMounted } from 'vue';
     import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n';
     import { colors, useQuasar } from 'quasar';
     import { Bar } from 'vue-chartjs';
-    import { Chart as ChartJS, Title, Tooltip, Legend, BarElement, CategoryScale, LinearScale, type ChartData, type ChartDataset } from 'chart.js';
+    import { Chart as ChartJS, Title, Tooltip, Legend, BarElement, CategoryScale, LinearScale, TimeScale, type ChartDataset } from 'chart.js';
     import { useTimesheetStore } from 'src/stores/timesheet-store';
     import type { TotalHours } from 'src/modules/timesheets/models/timesheet.models';
 
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@
     const { t } = useI18n();
     const $q = useQuasar();
 
-    ChartJS.register(Title, Tooltip, Legend, BarElement, CategoryScale, LinearScale);
+    ChartJS.register(Title, Tooltip, Legend, BarElement, CategoryScale, LinearScale, TimeScale);
     ChartJS.defaults.font.family = '"Roboto", sans-serif';
-    // ChartJS.defaults.maintainAspectRatio = false;
+    ChartJS.defaults.maintainAspectRatio = false;
     ChartJS.defaults.color = $q.dark.isActive ? '#F5F5F5' : '#616161';
 
     const timesheet_store = useTimesheetStore();
 
-    const all_days = computed(() => timesheet_store.timesheets.flatMap(week => week.days));
+    const all_days = timesheet_store.timesheets.flatMap(week => week.days);
 
     const datasetConfig: ChartConfigHoursWorked[] = [
         {
@@ -42,36 +42,38 @@
         {
             key: 'emergency',
             label: t('shared.shift_type.emergency'),
-            color: getComputedStyle(document.body).getPropertyValue('--q-warning').trim(),
+            color: colors.getPaletteColor('warning'),
         },
         {
             key: 'overtime',
             label: t('shared.shift_type.overtime'),
-            color: getComputedStyle(document.body).getPropertyValue('--q-negative').trim(),
+            color: colors.getPaletteColor('negative'),
         },
     ];
 
-    const hours_worked_labels = ref<string[]>(all_days.value.map(day => day.date.slice(-5,)));
+    const hours_worked_labels = ref<string[]>(all_days.map(day => day.date.slice(-5,)));
     const hours_worked_dataset = ref<ChartDataset<'bar'>[]>([]);
 
     onMounted(() => {
-        hours_worked_dataset.value = datasetConfig.map(cfg => ({
-            label: cfg.label,
-            data: all_days.value.map(day => day.daily_hours[cfg.key]),
-            backgroundColor: cfg.color,
-        }));
+        setTimeout(() => {
+            hours_worked_dataset.value = datasetConfig.map(cfg => ({
+                label: cfg.label,
+                data: all_days.map(day => day.daily_hours[cfg.key]),
+                backgroundColor: cfg.color,
+            }));
+        }, 100);
     });
 </script>
 
 <template>
     <div
         class="bg-dark rounded-10 q-pa-sm"
-        :style="`min-height: ${$q.screen.lt.md ? '450px;' : '200px'}`"
+        :style="`min-height: ${$q.screen.lt.md ? '350px;' : '200px'}`"
     >
         <Bar
             :data="{
-                labels: hours_worked_labels,
                 datasets: hours_worked_dataset,
+                labels: hours_worked_labels,
             }"
             :options="({
                 indexAxis: $q.screen.lt.md ? 'y' : 'x',
diff --git a/src/modules/timesheet-approval/components/details-dialog-chart-shift-types.vue b/src/modules/timesheet-approval/components/details-dialog-chart-shift-types.vue
index a45f7b0..91da8cf 100644
--- a/src/modules/timesheet-approval/components/details-dialog-chart-shift-types.vue
+++ b/src/modules/timesheet-approval/components/details-dialog-chart-shift-types.vue
@@ -29,20 +29,23 @@
     const shift_type_totals = ref<ChartDataset<'doughnut'>[]>([]);
 
     onMounted(() => {
-        shift_type_totals.value = [{
-            data: [
-                timesheet_store.current_pay_period_overview!.regular_hours,
-                timesheet_store.current_pay_period_overview!.other_hours.evening_hours,
-                timesheet_store.current_pay_period_overview!.other_hours.emergency_hours,
-                timesheet_store.current_pay_period_overview!.other_hours.overtime_hours,
-            ],
-            backgroundColor: [
-                colors.getPaletteColor('accent'),   // Regular
-                colors.getPaletteColor('green-10'), // Evening
-                colors.getPaletteColor('warning'),  // Emergency
-                colors.getPaletteColor('negative'), // Overtime
-            ]
-        }]
+        setTimeout(() => {
+            shift_type_totals.value = [{
+                data: [
+                    timesheet_store.current_pay_period_overview!.regular_hours,
+                    timesheet_store.current_pay_period_overview!.other_hours.evening_hours,
+                    timesheet_store.current_pay_period_overview!.other_hours.emergency_hours,
+                    timesheet_store.current_pay_period_overview!.other_hours.overtime_hours,
+                ],
+                backgroundColor: [
+                    colors.getPaletteColor('accent'),   // Regular
+                    colors.getPaletteColor('green-10'), // Evening
+                    colors.getPaletteColor('warning'),  // Emergency
+                    colors.getPaletteColor('negative'), // Overtime
+                ]
+            }]
+
+        }, 100);
     });
 </script>
 
diff --git a/src/modules/timesheet-approval/services/timesheet-approval-service.ts b/src/modules/timesheet-approval/services/timesheet-approval-service.ts
index f431382..19f3868 100644
--- a/src/modules/timesheet-approval/services/timesheet-approval-service.ts
+++ b/src/modules/timesheet-approval/services/timesheet-approval-service.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import type { PayPeriodOverviewResponse } from "src/modules/timesheet-approval/m
 
 export const timesheetApprovalService = {
     getPayPeriodOverviews: async (year: number, period_number: number): Promise<PayPeriodOverviewResponse> => {
-        const response = await api.get(`pay-periods/crew/${year}/${period_number}`);
+        const response = await api.get(`pay-periods/overview/${year}/${period_number}`);
         return response.data;
     },
 
diff --git a/src/stores/employee-store.ts b/src/stores/employee-store.ts
index 7dc3405..b25bf58 100644
--- a/src/stores/employee-store.ts
+++ b/src/stores/employee-store.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { default_employee_profile, type EmployeeProfile } from "src/modules/empl
 
 export const useEmployeeStore = defineStore('employee', () => {  
     const employee = ref<EmployeeProfile>( default_employee_profile );
-    const employeeList = ref<EmployeeProfile[]>([]);
+    const employee_list = ref<EmployeeProfile[]>([]);
     const isShowingEmployeeAddModifyWindow = ref<boolean>(false);
     const isLoadingEmployeeProfile = ref(false);
     const isLoadingEmployeeList = ref(false);
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export const useEmployeeStore = defineStore('employee', () => {
         isLoadingEmployeeList.value = true;
         try {
             const response = await EmployeeListService.getEmployeeList();
-            employeeList.value = response;
+            employee_list.value = response;
         } catch (error) {
             console.error("Ran into an error fetching employee list: ", error);
             //TODO: trigger an alert window with an error message here!
@@ -35,6 +35,6 @@ export const useEmployeeStore = defineStore('employee', () => {
         isLoadingEmployeeProfile.value = false;
     };
 
-    return { employee, employeeList, isShowingEmployeeAddModifyWindow, isLoadingEmployeeList, isLoadingEmployeeProfile, getEmployeeList, getEmployeeDetails };
+    return { employee, employee_list, isShowingEmployeeAddModifyWindow, isLoadingEmployeeList, isLoadingEmployeeProfile, getEmployeeList, getEmployeeDetails };
 });