time and a half

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Recent Examples of time and a half 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 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 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 In addition to reducing the standard workweek by 20%, Sander’s Thirty-Two-Hour Workweek Act, which enjoys strong union support, would require employers to pay time and a half for workdays exceeding eight hours. Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2024 See All Example Sentences for time and a half
Recent Examples of Synonyms for time and a half
Noun
  • Overtime or double time paid solely under California law does not independently qualify.
    Fennemore, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The overtime category includes both double time pay and standard overtime.
    Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Construction work on 485-x-eligible sites with at least 100 units must offer a minimum wage of $40 an hour to all respective workers.
    Paxton Honerkamp, CNBC, 23 June 2026
  • However, certain cities have their own specific local ordinance that requires minimum wage increases.
    Noe Padilla, USA Today, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • California is tops in the nation for average teacher salary at $103,552; EPI sets a living wage in the state at $73,311.
    Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • Additionally, the brand’s Living Wage Program, a supply chain initiative that assesses living wage benchmarks based on regional costs of living, continued with eight suppliers.
    Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • Acuff had his biggest game of the year in a double-overtime loss to Alabama, scoring 49 points on 16-of-27 shooting while going 6 of 10 from 3-point range.
    Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2026
  • Bueckers, who scored 17 of the Wings' final 24, netted her 1,000th career point in overtime to cap her night and put Dallas ahead 109-108.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 June 2026

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“Time and a half.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/time%20and%20a%20half. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.

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