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Recent Examples of double time
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.
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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
At the City Council meeting on Tuesday night, residents and councilmembers expressed concerns about having Antioch police officers worked beyond mandatory overtime shifts or paying them for double time shifts, especially in areas of the city experiencing spikes in violent crime.
—Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2024
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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
At the City Council meeting on Tuesday night, residents and councilmembers expressed concerns about having Antioch police officers worked beyond mandatory overtime shifts or paying them for double time shifts, especially in areas of the city experiencing spikes in violent crime.
—Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for double time
Noun
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The hourly minimum wage in Los Angeles is $17.28, 78 cents higher than the state’s.—
Suhauna Hussain,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2025
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By contrast, Los Angeles is focusing on what won’t help the housing crisis: last week, the Los Angeles City Council approved a new ordinance that increases the minimum wage for airport and hotel workers to $30 by 2028.—
Rafael Perez,
Oc Register,
30 May 2025
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The Panthers were 18 seconds away from closing out Game 2 in overtime.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
7 June 2025
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Scored the winning goal in the Four Nations Cup in overtime.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2025
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The board members are allowed to pick up extra shifts outside their 40-hour union work week, getting paid time and a half.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Apr. 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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Carbon emissions, circularity, diversity, living wages, ethical sourcing—social and environmental topics like these are shaping society and the future of business.—
Sarah Jefferson,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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The Park City ski patrol union says that a living wage in Park City is $27 per hour, far higher than the newly won $23 starting wage of a ski patroller.—
David Goodman,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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Lately, because inflation has slowed, take-home pay is holding steady or rising slightly — but most people still haven’t fully caught up.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
26 May 2025
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The report notes that its take-home pay figures are informed by estimates from the Joint Committee on Taxation.—
Bailey Schulz,
USA Today,
21 May 2025
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