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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One sheriff’s deputy received $78,000 in overtime pay last year, and a total of nine county employees were paid more than $50,000 for their overtime work.
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Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is the federal law that establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and youth employment standards for employees in the private sector and in government.
—Matt Emma, AZCentral.com, 10 Feb. 2026
For the 2025 tax year, the law includes permanently larger standard deductions; lower tax brackets; no federal tax on tips or overtime pay; higher credits and deductions for children and the end of the federal electric vehicle tax credit.
—Sacbee.com, 6 Feb. 2026
The city's three public safety agencies are also developing public dashboards which will track a range of data metrics relevant to each department, including staffing levels, how many 911 calls each agency is responding to and how much overtime pay each department is doling out each month.
—Austin Sanders, Austin American Statesman, 4 Feb. 2026
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Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is the federal law that establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and youth employment standards for employees in the private sector and in government.
—Matt Emma, AZCentral.com, 10 Feb. 2026
For the 2025 tax year, the law includes permanently larger standard deductions; lower tax brackets; no federal tax on tips or overtime pay; higher credits and deductions for children and the end of the federal electric vehicle tax credit.
—Sacbee.com, 6 Feb. 2026
The city's three public safety agencies are also developing public dashboards which will track a range of data metrics relevant to each department, including staffing levels, how many 911 calls each agency is responding to and how much overtime pay each department is doling out each month.
—Austin Sanders, Austin American Statesman, 4 Feb. 2026
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“Overtime pay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overtime%20pay. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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