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Recent Examples of double time
Workers will also receive triple time for any hours worked beyond 15 hours — up from double time in the current contract.
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Carolyn Giardina, Variety, 18 July 2024
In the same vein, employers would be required to pay double time when rest or meal periods are skipped.
—Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2024
On-call workers, meanwhile, are to be paid double time on their seventh work day in a week.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 July 2024
Workers who put in a 12-hour day would receive double time for each extra hour worked.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2024
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Carolyn Giardina, Variety, 18 July 2024
In the same vein, employers would be required to pay double time when rest or meal periods are skipped.
—Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2024
On-call workers, meanwhile, are to be paid double time on their seventh work day in a week.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 July 2024
Workers who put in a 12-hour day would receive double time for each extra hour worked.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for double time
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Some economists argue that pursuing a taxation exemption will take the focus off more broad measures of helping low-wage earners, including the expansion of certain tax credits for low-income workers, elimination of the subminimum wage of $2.13 and raising of the $7.25 minimum wage.Matthew Glowicki, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
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However, for the fast food industry in the Golden State, the minimum wage is $20 per hour, the highest in the United States.Rohit Arora, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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Their latest setback, a 21-14 overtime loss to Akron, was a heartbreaker.Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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Geno Smith has had a solid year, but he’s thrown four interceptions in the end zone, including a pick-six in the overtime loss to the Rams, plus another that was picked at the 2-yard line.Jeff Howe, The Athletic, 25 Dec. 2024
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The contract’s annual minimum wage increases are 3 percent in the first year of the contract and two percent in the second and third years, and the agreement provides time and a half pay for work assigned on a holiday.Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 June 2024
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In addition to reducing the standard workweek by 20%, Sander’s Thirty-Two-Hour Workweek Act, which enjoys strong union support, would require employers to pay time and a half for workdays exceeding eight hours.Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2024
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Jobs in these fields are likely to pay a living wage, according to 2023 pay data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.Kayla Jimenez, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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And the lowest portion of workers living in poverty, demonstrating that workers in New Hampshire are paid a living wage.Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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But her take-home pay would have been less, depending on her publishing deal — perhaps ranging from about $795,000 to $1.4 million, Billboard said.Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 22 Dec. 2024
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This incremental approach is particularly effective when timed with salary increases, as the additional funds can be directed to savings without reducing your take-home pay.True Tamplin, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Double time.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/double%20time. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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