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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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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 opening of Buc-ee's will also bring more than 200 full-time jobs to Goodyear, which will pay above minimum wage and offer benefits.—
Dina Kaur,
AZCentral.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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That’s almost five times the minimum wage.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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If Johnston heeds that warning, the mayor will likely have to find a proposal that balances workers’ need for a living wage with the desire to attract businesses to the city core in order to find enough council support to pass the legislation.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
8 Nov. 2025
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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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The last time Kansas allowed 100 points in a win was against Oklahoma on January 4, 2016, in a three-overtime game won by the Jayhawks, 109-106.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
10 Jan. 2026
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So in overtime, on X-Clown —(offensive coordinator) Dan Henning and the coaches put that play in that week, for that particular game.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Jan. 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 Jan. 2026.
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