How to Use hazard pay in a Sentence
hazard pay
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Is Bravo giving her hazard pay?
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
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No performance bonus, overtime, or hazard pay, either.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026
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If fire is indeed now a permanent fixture of harvest season, solutions — such as mandatory hazard pay — are needed to protect this vulnerable population both physically and financially.
—Senior Wine Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Oct. 2020
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In addition to the hazard pay for crews, shipowners are also paying for insurance, and the war risk can command 6%-10% of a ship’s value—translating to up to $20 million for a supertanker sailing through the Gulf.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
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O'Saben pointed out that other situations that won't qualify for the new federal income tax deduction, including shift differentials for night or weekend work, hazard pay, on-call premiums and holiday pay premiums.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
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