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.
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Republican leaders are now strategizing on how to extend the cuts, while the president-elect has also pledged to slash corporate taxes and eliminate taxes on workers' tips and overtime pay.
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Kate Gibson, CBS News, 17 Dec. 2024
In addition to the SALT deduction, Trump has proposed exempting taxes on tips, Social Security, and overtime pay.
—David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Dec. 2024
Ride-hailing companies classify their drivers as independent contractors in the United States instead of employees, meaning the companies don’t have to provide workers certain benefits such as sick leave and overtime pay.
—Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
That’s due in large part to each of them earning a significant amount of overtime pay, anywhere from about $48,000 to nearly $62,000.
—Austin Hornbostel, The Tennessean, 19 Dec. 2024
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Kate Gibson, CBS News, 17 Dec. 2024
In addition to the SALT deduction, Trump has proposed exempting taxes on tips, Social Security, and overtime pay.
—David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Dec. 2024
Ride-hailing companies classify their drivers as independent contractors in the United States instead of employees, meaning the companies don’t have to provide workers certain benefits such as sick leave and overtime pay.
—Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
That’s due in large part to each of them earning a significant amount of overtime pay, anywhere from about $48,000 to nearly $62,000.
—Austin Hornbostel, The Tennessean, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Overtime pay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overtime%20pay. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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