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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The contracts included standard union protections like overtime pay, eligibility for the Motion Picture Industry Pension and Health Plan, meal penalties, rest periods and turnaround times. Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 28 July 2026 Employees also reported being required to work seven days a week, denied overtime pay, misclassified as independent contractors and discouraged from raising concerns about wages or treatment. Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 2 July 2026 Violations could be reported to the state's Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity, with fines to the company and/or overtime pay to the employee among the possible results. Paula Wethington, CBS News, 24 June 2026 San Jose officials said Piercy earned his overtime pay by filling vacant shifts on the fire department’s paramedic, hazardous incident and fire engineer teams, which maintain and operate firefighting equipment, among other duties. Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for overtime pay

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“Overtime pay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overtime%20pay. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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