overtime pay

noun

: money earned at an increased rate for working more than the usual number of hours in one week

When he works on the weekends, he collects overtime pay.

Examples of overtime pay in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Agricultural workers were once largely exempt from overtime pay. —Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024

The chief was told to spare no expense, including overtime pay, to bring in other UC police, external law enforcement and as many private security officers as needed to keep the peace. —Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024

The lawsuit alleges that Megan prohibited him from working for anyone else and was denied overtime pay and breaks. —Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 23 Apr. 2024

Laborers, who are compensated on an hourly basis and receive overtime pay, aren’t included in shorter work week. —Ugur Yilmaz, Fortune Europe, 8 Apr. 2024

However, some states may have different overtime pay requirements, such as daily overtime calculations. —Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024

In response, officials introduced several anti-crime initiatives in the subway, including adding more police officers and increasing overtime pay for them, and began removing severely mentally ill homeless people from the system. —Hurubie Meko, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024

Moreno's popularity largely centers around his experience as a Colombian immigrant who lived out the American dream by opening his own car dealerships, though lawsuits alleging withheld overtime pay as well as gender, age and race discrimination have led critics to question his business practices. —Kyler Alvord, Peoplemag, 2 Mar. 2024

Between 2013 and 2022, annual overtime pay for officers and sergeants more than doubled, to $64.8 million from $28.1 million, according to an analysis of state payroll data. —Mario Koran, The New York Times / Wisconsin Watch and Justin Mayo, Big Local News, Journal Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2024