time and a half

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Recent Examples of time and a half Nothing about the job was good, except the time and a half. Hazlitt, 20 Sep. 2023 So, as is only right, RuPaul is coughing up some more of that sweet fracking money to give the queens time and a half. Vulture, 7 Apr. 2022 Extras should be prepared for a 10-12 hour day and will receive overtime pay of time and a half. Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 12 Sep. 2022 At that time, American agreed to pay pilots a 50% premium (time and a half) to cover reassignments. Noah Barsky, Forbes, 11 July 2022 See All Example Sentences for time and a half
Recent Examples of Synonyms for time and a half
Noun
  • Faraji wants her case to be certified as a class action on behalf of others who worked at Fox at some point over the last four years, who were nonexempt hourly workers and who were allegedly denied minimum wage, overtime, double time and other benefits.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 Jan. 2025
  • During a City Council meeting in October, the Antioch Police Department proposed double time for its officers who work on police details but faced opposition.
    Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • In other words, this is a bad time for another minimum wage hike.
    Matt Fleming, Orange County Register, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Another suit alleged Scale paid workers below minimum wage and misclassified them as contractors and not employees with benefits and overtime pay.
    Richard Nieva, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Musicians’ access to healthcare has been a topic of discussion in recent weeks after Grammy-winning artist Chappell Roan used her best new artist acceptance speech advocate for healthcare and a living wage for developing artists.
    Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2025
  • However, several commissioners and CMS board members urged them to get the minimum hourly wage to $20, in order to help workers earn closer to a living wage.
    Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 15 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • It was suggested that KU may have been a fatigued team Thursday after downing UCF in an overtime slugfest Wednesday night.
    Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Some meteorologists are also having to put in more frequent overtime shifts.
    Andrew Freedman, Axios, 14 Mar. 2025

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“Time and a half.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/time%20and%20a%20half. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.

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