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.
Examples of overtime pay in a Sentence
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However, some states may have different overtime pay requirements, such as daily overtime calculations.
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Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024
In response, officials introduced several anti-crime initiatives in the subway, including adding more police officers and increasing overtime pay for them, and began removing severely mentally ill homeless people from the system.
—Hurubie Meko, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
Moreno's popularity largely centers around his experience as a Colombian immigrant who lived out the American dream by opening his own car dealerships, though lawsuits alleging withheld overtime pay as well as gender, age and race discrimination have led critics to question his business practices.
—Kyler Alvord, Peoplemag, 2 Mar. 2024
Between 2013 and 2022, annual overtime pay for officers and sergeants more than doubled, to $64.8 million from $28.1 million, according to an analysis of state payroll data.
—Mario Koran, The New York Times / Wisconsin Watch and Justin Mayo, Big Local News, Journal Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2024
During certain time frames, some undocumented workers were paid under the table in cash which left out overtime pay.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2024
This 1938 act effectively established the Wage and Hour Division, which is responsible for ensuring employers follow minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping and child labor laws for private and public sector workers.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 8 Jan. 2024
The plaintiffs say these supervisors denied them training, overtime pay and promotional opportunities, subjected them to verbal abuse, mocked them for their medical conditions and made anti-gay and racist remarks to officers.
—Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Dec. 2023
Fired after filing a complaint with HR? In May 2021, following a five-month stint of working an average of 80 hours a week with no overtime pay beyond 50 hours, McManus tried to resign by sending a letter to a new Zachary Caines, the new area director, according to the complaint.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 6 Feb. 2024
Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024
In response, officials introduced several anti-crime initiatives in the subway, including adding more police officers and increasing overtime pay for them, and began removing severely mentally ill homeless people from the system.
—Hurubie Meko, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
Moreno's popularity largely centers around his experience as a Colombian immigrant who lived out the American dream by opening his own car dealerships, though lawsuits alleging withheld overtime pay as well as gender, age and race discrimination have led critics to question his business practices.
—Kyler Alvord, Peoplemag, 2 Mar. 2024
Between 2013 and 2022, annual overtime pay for officers and sergeants more than doubled, to $64.8 million from $28.1 million, according to an analysis of state payroll data.
—Mario Koran, The New York Times / Wisconsin Watch and Justin Mayo, Big Local News, Journal Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2024
During certain time frames, some undocumented workers were paid under the table in cash which left out overtime pay.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2024
This 1938 act effectively established the Wage and Hour Division, which is responsible for ensuring employers follow minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping and child labor laws for private and public sector workers.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 8 Jan. 2024
The plaintiffs say these supervisors denied them training, overtime pay and promotional opportunities, subjected them to verbal abuse, mocked them for their medical conditions and made anti-gay and racist remarks to officers.
—Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Dec. 2023
Fired after filing a complaint with HR? In May 2021, following a five-month stint of working an average of 80 hours a week with no overtime pay beyond 50 hours, McManus tried to resign by sending a letter to a new Zachary Caines, the new area director, according to the complaint.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 6 Feb. 2024
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“Overtime pay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overtime%20pay. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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