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Recent Examples of double time
Casting assistants’ first union agreement established a minimum wage rate of $21 an hour retroactive to Sept. 29, with double time after 12 hours worked and triple time after 15 hours worked in a single work day.
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Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Oct. 2024
Workers will also receive triple time for any hours worked beyond 15 hours — up from double time in the current contract.
—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
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Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Oct. 2024
Workers will also receive triple time for any hours worked beyond 15 hours — up from double time in the current contract.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for double time
Noun
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Catch up quick: The law raised the minimum wage for fast-food employees in California at chains like McDonald's, In-N-Out and Burger King to $20 an hour – the largest in recent U.S. history – in an effort to improve living conditions for low-wage workers.—
Nadia Lopez,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
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Families eligible for the subsidy must meet specific criteria, such as earning less than half the minimum wage (US$ 143.75) per capita, having elderly or disabled members receiving government financial support, or requiring electricity for medical treatments.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Prior to this matchup, Sweden had lost to both Canada and Finland in overtime, which gave them two points total.—
Scott Thompson,
Fox News,
18 Feb. 2025
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Canada clinched the second and final spot with a 5-3 win over Finland on Monday afternoon after beating Sweden in overtime to begin the tournament and falling to the United States in regulation on Saturday.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
18 Feb. 2025
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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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Service contractors operating in Tier One jurisdictions are required to pay a living wage of at least $16.63, whereas service contractors operating in Tier 2 jurisdictions are required to pay at least $15 per hour.—
Scott T. Gibson,
Baltimore Sun,
17 Feb. 2025
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The union, which started in 2022, said Amazon employees work for a multi-billion dollar corporation and deserve a living wage.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN,
15 Feb. 2025
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As a result, taxpayers may notice changes in their take-home pay as the new brackets come into effect.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
10 Jan. 2025
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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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“Double time.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/double%20time. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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