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Recent Examples of double time
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.
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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
Hosts themselves were often staff announcers or weathermen doing double time.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 25 Oct. 2024
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.
—Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2024
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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
Hosts themselves were often staff announcers or weathermen doing double time.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 25 Oct. 2024
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.
—Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for double time
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The union representing Southern California hospitality workers has accused a group of airlines and hotel businesses of using underhanded tactics in support of a petition to overturn a city ordinance boosting the minimum wage in Los Angeles.—
Suhauna Hussain,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2025
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In November, voters in Hawley's home state of Missouri approved a ballot measure to raise the state's minimum wage to $15 per hour, starting in 2026.—
/ CBS News,
CBS News,
10 June 2025
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Charlotte's looking to ride its overtime high, while Abbotsford is hoping to defend home ice and reclaim control of the Finals.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
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Last night’s 5-1 win in Game 6 never had a chance of being close, a far cry from the early throes of this series which saw three overtime games.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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The board members are allowed to pick up extra shifts outside their 40-hour union work week, getting paid time and a half.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Apr. 2025
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The contract’s annual minimum wage increases are 3 percent in the first year of the contract and two percent in the second and third years, and the agreement provides time and a half pay for work assigned on a holiday.—
Katie Kilkenny,
The Hollywood Reporter,
24 June 2024
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Using the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Living Wage Calculator, the report found that 65.7% of entry-level jobs in KC pay a living wage of $22.75 an hour or $47,320 annually.—
Ramal Nasim,
Kansas City Star,
23 June 2025
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Union workers, most importantly, who couldn’t afford to feed their children and needed a living wage.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2025
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The One Big Beautiful Bill is a big first step to provide relief for the American people, to give everybody more take-home pay, more money in their pocket, and to change the trajectory of the country.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
1 June 2025
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In contrast, the exemption for taxes on overtime pay is projected to increase take-home pay and contribute to economic growth.—
Cindy McGhee,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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“Double time.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/double%20time. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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