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Recent Examples of overtime
In Los Angeles, where the financial situation is already dire, LAPD overtime spending climbed to $41 million in June 2025, when immigration raids sparked weeks of protests — well above the department's typical monthly range of $18 to $30 million, according to the city controller's office.
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Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 24 Mar. 2026
With roughly six weeks remaining in the current fiscal year, the committee agreed to move $2 million from the public safety sales tax fund to help alleviate budget pressures at the Police Department due to overtime and legal settlements.
—Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 24 Mar. 2026
Dallas stalled out during the overtime period and was outscored 11-5.
—Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News, 24 Mar. 2026
The Red Wings won the previous meeting 2-1 in overtime.
—ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
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Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 24 Mar. 2026
With roughly six weeks remaining in the current fiscal year, the committee agreed to move $2 million from the public safety sales tax fund to help alleviate budget pressures at the Police Department due to overtime and legal settlements.
—Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 24 Mar. 2026
Dallas stalled out during the overtime period and was outscored 11-5.
—Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News, 24 Mar. 2026
The Red Wings won the previous meeting 2-1 in overtime.
—ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overtime
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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
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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
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The Civil Rights Movement ignited the South; a feminist movement bloomed in New York, and in California, the UFW led a movement to secure higher wages, and safer working conditions for farmworkers.—
Stephanie Elam,
CNN Money,
21 Mar. 2026
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The stats for 2025’s third quarter showed that among the 75 counties with the largest job markets, a list that includes 12 from California, the Golden State had seven of the 25 biggest 12-month increases in average weekly wages.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
21 Mar. 2026
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The usual group of folks embracing the challenge of a rebuild are minimum-salary journeymen looking for a fair opportunity, and draftees the team selects.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
18 Mar. 2026
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Denver firefighters are receiving 5% salary increases this year and next, and Fulton expects labor and equipment costs to keep rising.—
Brian Maass,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
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For two decades, Democrats have campaigned among Latinos on the promise of comprehensive immigration reform and an economic policy that would level the playing field, including raising the federal minimum wage, providing universal pre-K education and promoting affordable housing.—
Gary M. Segura,
The Conversation,
23 Mar. 2026
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Creditors can take no more than 25% of your disposable earnings for most consumer debts, or the amount by which your weekly disposable earnings exceed 30 times the federal minimum wage, whichever is less.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Employees at the Transportation Security Administration, which is part of DHS, missed their first full paycheck Friday.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Mar. 2026
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Cruz, chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee that oversees aviation, said Democrats are responsible for paychecks not being delivered to TSA agents.—
Joseph Morton,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Mar. 2026
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If one parent is working, the calculator found $55 an hour is needed for a living wage.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Based on those costs, MIT estimates the living wage for a family of four in the Austin metro area is $112,866 a year, or $49,322 for an individual.—
Data Reporter,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Mar. 2026
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But in this case, and in other similar instances in Pinecrest that Hase’s legal team identified, the village would not provide compensation.—
Catherine Odom,
Miami Herald,
21 Mar. 2026
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For now, even if 20% revenue sharing is less than the 40% the players first proposed, the deal represents a significant, stable increase in player compensation.—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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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
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Although he did not get paid time and a half for playing 27 holes instead of the normal 18, a healthy check will come his way Sunday afternoon if Penge can hold his position.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Overtime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overtime. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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