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Recent Examples of time and a half
The board members are allowed to pick up extra shifts outside their 40-hour union work week, getting paid time and a half.
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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
By doing so, the company failed to pay overtime wages at time and a half of employees' hourly rate of pay for hours exceeding 40 in a pay period, the U.S. DOL said in a news release.
—Detroit Free Press, 5 Feb. 2024
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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
By doing so, the company failed to pay overtime wages at time and a half of employees' hourly rate of pay for hours exceeding 40 in a pay period, the U.S. DOL said in a news release.
—Detroit Free Press, 5 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for time and a half
Noun
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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
Noun
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Employers pared back hiring last year to cope with Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves’ payroll tax rises and large increases in the minimum wage.—
Irina Anghel,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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Politicians meet with waitresses at a diner to pitch raising the minimum wage or tour a factory to spotlight job growth.—
Kayla Hayempour,
NBC news,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Which city department pays the most employees below living wage?—
Jack Armstrong,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
25 Feb. 2026
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Now, no matter the caseload, OFR attorneys are guaranteed a living wage.—
Raynee Howell,
Oklahoma Watch,
9 Feb. 2026
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According to county data, Kirk received a total compensation of $201,062 in 2023, including benefits and overtime.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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King-sized challenge The Kings came into the Garden having helped the B’s out a little bit by beating Columbus in overtime on Monday.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
10 Mar. 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 11 Mar. 2026.
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