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Recent Examples of double time
At the City Council meeting on Tuesday night, residents and councilmembers expressed concerns about having Antioch police officers worked beyond mandatory overtime shifts or paying them for double time shifts, especially in areas of the city experiencing spikes in violent crime.
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Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2024
Mayor Pro-Tem Monica Wilson questioned whether the APD would heavily rely on its officers’ double time or seek help from outside agencies.
—Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2024
Faraji wants her case to be certified as a class action on behalf of others who worked at Fox at some point over the last four years, who were nonexempt hourly workers and who were allegedly denied minimum wage, overtime, double time and other benefits.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 Jan. 2025
During a City Council meeting in October, the Antioch Police Department proposed double time for its officers who work on police details but faced opposition.
—Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2024
Mayor Pro-Tem Monica Wilson questioned whether the APD would heavily rely on its officers’ double time or seek help from outside agencies.
—Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2024
Faraji wants her case to be certified as a class action on behalf of others who worked at Fox at some point over the last four years, who were nonexempt hourly workers and who were allegedly denied minimum wage, overtime, double time and other benefits.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 Jan. 2025
During a City Council meeting in October, the Antioch Police Department proposed double time for its officers who work on police details but faced opposition.
—Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for double time
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One of the two bills, Introduction 1135, would over time require third-party companies like Instacart to pay grocery delivery workers a minimum wage of $21.44.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
13 Aug. 2025
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Some states index their minimum wage annually to the CPI.—
Teresa Ghilarducci,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Mitchell finished with a game- and career-high 38 points along with six assists, two steals, and a rebound in the Fever's 99-93 overtime win, marking the biggest come-from-behind win in franchise history.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Aug. 2025
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Not much has gone right since an overtime win in the 49ers’ Vegas debut on New Year’s Day 2023.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
16 Aug. 2025
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From at least November 2021, Robert Clouston knew that Arizona state law required Colt Grill to pay time and a half for any work over 40 hours per week, the indictment said.—
Daniel Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
19 July 2025
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The Budget Lab at Yale estimates that 8% of U.S. hourly workers and 4% of salaried workers are regularly paid overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act, which requires overtime pay of at least time and a half once employees have worked 40 hours in a week.—
Dee-Ann Durbin,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
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SmartAsset used the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s living wage calculator to estimate the annual cost of essentials in each state.—
Kamaron McNair,
CNBC,
14 June 2025
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How much did living wages increase from 2025? Living wages for single people, couples and families increased across the board compared to February 2024, according to MIT living wage calculator data.—
Kendrick Marshall,
Sacramento Bee,
19 Feb. 2025
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Estimates from the White House's Council of Economic Advisers suggest that eligible workers could see their take-home pay rise by an average of $1,675 per year.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 July 2025
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Also, the typical family with two children would see their after-tax take-home pay rise by $7,600 to $10,900, in part because wages would be higher.—
Tami Luhby,
CNN Money,
25 June 2025
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“Double time.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/double%20time. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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