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Recent Examples of time and a half
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.
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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
Some restaurants pay their employees time and a half; others rely on diners who tend to tip more aggressively on holidays.
—Carly Westerfield, Bon Appétit, 20 Nov. 2023
Nothing about the job was good, except the time and a half.
—Hazlitt, 20 Sep. 2023
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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
Some restaurants pay their employees time and a half; others rely on diners who tend to tip more aggressively on holidays.
—Carly Westerfield, Bon Appétit, 20 Nov. 2023
Nothing about the job was good, except the time and a half.
—Hazlitt, 20 Sep. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for time and a half
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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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Part of the decrease is that the new company’s employees will no longer routinely work weekends, which are time-and-a-half or double time, unless called in to do so.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
11 July 2025
Noun
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These include women’s right to vote, Medicare, the minimum wage, workplace safety laws, universal health insurance, and civil rights for all races and genders.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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Certain sectors would likely be hit harder than others by a higher minimum wage.—
Kevin Williams,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Granor Farm has a staff of more than 30, with over 20 full-time employees who earn a living wage and health benefits.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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In addition to cost of living wage increases, the guild is also seeking to preserve layoff protections and add new guardrails to the contract that prevent work from being outsourced to third-party companies and/or non-union labor.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
9 Oct. 2025
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Ragtime is going into overtime on Broadway.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
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Miami has lost two of its last three outings, including a humbling 26-20 defeat in overtime to SMU in Week 10.—
Jordan Sigler,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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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 8 Nov. 2025.
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