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Advertisement The overtime probe that led to Peniche’s phone being searched first became public in 2019, when CHP Southern Division Chief Mark Garrett held a press conference alleging dozens of officers had bilked the agency for unworked hours.
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Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2024
Homes are made of unworked stone; sheep and goats are quartered indoors.
—Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 22 June 2020
Built from unworked limestone boulders and rocks, the basic arch, though never conclusively dated, may be from the 14th century B.C. 20.
—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 5 Oct. 2016
Police have launched an international hunt for the thieves and their loot, consisting of 483 Celtic coins and a lump of unworked gold that were discovered during an archeological dig near the present-day town of Manching in 1999.
—Frank Jordans, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2022
That money went to 77 different employees who together claimed more than 7,200 hours of unworked overtime pay.
—Bob Christie, The Arizona Republic, 5 June 2021
The new support program unveiled last week requires employees to work at least 20% of their hours to receive aid, and their firms are on the hook to make a 5% contribution for unworked time.
—David Goodman, Bloomberg.com, 31 Oct. 2020
Tilling 2 acres of formerly unworked land with a walk-behind tiller was wearying, but the promise of giant bucks with big racks made the task less daunting.
—Gerry Bethge, Outdoor Life, 5 Nov. 2020
The government cut the proportion of wages for unworked hours that businesses must pay to employees who are returning part-time.
—David Goodman, Bloomberg.com, 22 Oct. 2020
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Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2024
Homes are made of unworked stone; sheep and goats are quartered indoors.
—Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 22 June 2020
Built from unworked limestone boulders and rocks, the basic arch, though never conclusively dated, may be from the 14th century B.C. 20.
—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 5 Oct. 2016
Police have launched an international hunt for the thieves and their loot, consisting of 483 Celtic coins and a lump of unworked gold that were discovered during an archeological dig near the present-day town of Manching in 1999.
—Frank Jordans, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2022
That money went to 77 different employees who together claimed more than 7,200 hours of unworked overtime pay.
—Bob Christie, The Arizona Republic, 5 June 2021
The new support program unveiled last week requires employees to work at least 20% of their hours to receive aid, and their firms are on the hook to make a 5% contribution for unworked time.
—David Goodman, Bloomberg.com, 31 Oct. 2020
Tilling 2 acres of formerly unworked land with a walk-behind tiller was wearying, but the promise of giant bucks with big racks made the task less daunting.
—Gerry Bethge, Outdoor Life, 5 Nov. 2020
The government cut the proportion of wages for unworked hours that businesses must pay to employees who are returning part-time.
—David Goodman, Bloomberg.com, 22 Oct. 2020
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“Unworked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unworked. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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