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Recent Examples of time and a half
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.
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2024
By doing so, the company failed to pay overtime wages at time and a half of employees' hourly rate of pay for hours exceeding 40 in a pay period, the U.S. DOL said in a news release.
—Detroit Free Press, 5 Feb. 2024
Some restaurants pay their employees time and a half; others rely on diners who tend to tip more aggressively on holidays.
—Carly Westerfield, Bon Appétit, 20 Nov. 2023
Nothing about the job was good, except the time and a half.
—Hazlitt, 20 Sep. 2023
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2024
By doing so, the company failed to pay overtime wages at time and a half of employees' hourly rate of pay for hours exceeding 40 in a pay period, the U.S. DOL said in a news release.
—Detroit Free Press, 5 Feb. 2024
Some restaurants pay their employees time and a half; others rely on diners who tend to tip more aggressively on holidays.
—Carly Westerfield, Bon Appétit, 20 Nov. 2023
Nothing about the job was good, except the time and a half.
—Hazlitt, 20 Sep. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for time and a half
Noun
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Part of the decrease is that the new company’s employees will no longer routinely work weekends, which are time-and-a-half or double time, unless called in to do so.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
11 July 2025
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Since then, Zelensky has worked double time to signal his appreciation for Trump’s efforts, including having his country agree to a mineral rights deal with the United States that could serve as a form of payment for U.S. support in the war.—
Ian Swanson,
The Hill,
19 May 2025
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
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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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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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“Time and a half.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/time%20and%20a%20half. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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