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double time

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Definition of double time

as in minimum wage

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Recent Examples of double time This year, Memorial Day falls on Monday, May 25, so taking off the following Tuesday and Wednesday means extending your weekend by double time. — Jamie Spain, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Dec. 2025 Those employees would include nonexempt hourly workers who were allegedly denied minimum wage, overtime, double time and other benefits. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2025 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, 11 July 2025 Its crystal ball discerns patterns to predict what styles will blow up—then guides the requisite design, sourcing, and inventory decisions in double time. — Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for double time

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Several of those states also adjust their minimum wages for inflation, so California is not guaranteed to have the nation's highest rate once 2027 wages are set.

— Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 31 July 2026
In California, national chain franchise workers are paid $20 per hour after a law went into effect in 2024 establishing future minimum wage increases and employment standards for the fast food industry.

— Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of minimum wage

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Cloud had 11 points and DiJonai Carrington 10 for the Sky (11-18), who were 0-6 in overtime and one-score games.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026
The department even dealt with budgetary issues tied to the millions of dollars in settlement payouts, as well as overtime, just this year.

— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026

Definition of overtime

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In Rhode Island, most hourly workers are required to be paid time and a half on Sundays and holidays.

— Wheeler Cowperthwaite, The Providence Journal, 26 Mar. 2026
Paying employees time and a half inflates state agencies’ payroll costs, but often the practice is unavoidable to fill critical staffing gaps.

— William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 23 Feb. 2026

Definition of time and a half

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Experts say the escalating costs of employers’ premiums are reducing workers’ wages and take-home pay, while raising the prices of goods and services in California and across the country.

— Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026
Doubles champions also get a pay bump of 10%, making their take-home pay £760,000 (just over $1 million).

— Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 12 July 2026

Definition of take-home pay

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