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Recent Examples of double time
Mayor Pro-Tem Monica Wilson questioned whether the APD would heavily rely on its officers’ double time or seek help from outside agencies.
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Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2024
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
Hosts themselves were often staff announcers or weathermen doing double time.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 25 Oct. 2024
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Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2024
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
Hosts themselves were often staff announcers or weathermen doing double time.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 25 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for double time
Noun
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The unauthorized workers were paid below minimum wage and were not compensated for overtime, prosecutors said.—
Daniel Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
19 July 2025
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Its signature Fight for $15 organizing effort in fast food restaurants, an industry notoriously difficult to unionize, got California lawmakers to mandate a $20 minimum wage for fast food workers in 2023.—
CalMatters,
Mercury News,
13 July 2025
Noun
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How did the Mesa park ranger unit approve overtime?—
Maritza Dominguez,
AZCentral.com,
24 July 2025
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The city expects to budget for an additional $1.5 million for fire department staffing, but in the immediate future, officials plan to fill the gaps with overtime.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
23 July 2025
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From at least November 2021, Robert Clouston knew that Arizona state law required Colt Grill to pay time and a half for any work over 40 hours per week, the indictment said.—
Daniel Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
19 July 2025
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The Budget Lab at Yale estimates that 8% of U.S. hourly workers and 4% of salaried workers are regularly paid overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act, which requires overtime pay of at least time and a half once employees have worked 40 hours in a week.—
Dee-Ann Durbin,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
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This fee goes directly to staff payroll and provides a living wage to our team.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
11 July 2025
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An uncomfortable truth is that many remaining U.S. garment workers earn a smaller share of a living wage than their counterparts in some of the countries where a lot of American clothing is made, such as Cambodia or Vietnam.—
Elizabeth Cline,
The Atlantic,
8 July 2025
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According to the lawsuit, their take-home pay is often less than they were promised because of all the fees deducted from their checks.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
17 July 2025
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As a perk, the six players who were tapped for the ASG mini-Derby were awarded an additional $10,000, bumping their take-home pay 40% from the standard $25,000 rate.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
16 July 2025
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“Double time.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/double%20time. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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