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Recent Examples of double time
Casting assistants’ first union agreement established a minimum wage rate of $21 an hour retroactive to Sept. 29, with double time after 12 hours worked and triple time after 15 hours worked in a single work day.
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Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Oct. 2024
Workers will also receive triple time for any hours worked beyond 15 hours — up from double time in the current contract.
—Carolyn Giardina, Variety, 18 July 2024
In the same vein, employers would be required to pay double time when rest or meal periods are skipped.
—Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2024
On-call workers, meanwhile, are to be paid double time on their seventh work day in a week.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 July 2024
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Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Oct. 2024
Workers will also receive triple time for any hours worked beyond 15 hours — up from double time in the current contract.
—Carolyn Giardina, Variety, 18 July 2024
In the same vein, employers would be required to pay double time when rest or meal periods are skipped.
—Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2024
On-call workers, meanwhile, are to be paid double time on their seventh work day in a week.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for double time
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Catch up quick: The law raised the minimum wage for fast-food employees in California at chains like McDonald's, In-N-Out and Burger King to $20 an hour – the largest in recent U.S. history – in an effort to improve living conditions for low-wage workers.—
Nadia Lopez,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
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Families eligible for the subsidy must meet specific criteria, such as earning less than half the minimum wage (US$ 143.75) per capita, having elderly or disabled members receiving government financial support, or requiring electricity for medical treatments.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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The graduate guard had 16 first-half points and added eight more in the second half and four in overtime.—
Grant Salsman,
Kansas City Star,
2 Mar. 2025
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When Rabinovitch hobbled off the field in overtime, the Royals losing their top scorer when they neededa golden goal to win, Bladdimir rose to the occasion.—
Benjamin Royer,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2025
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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
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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
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Musicians’ access to healthcare has been a topic of discussion in recent weeks after Grammy-winning artist Chappell Roan used her best new artist acceptance speech advocate for healthcare and a living wage for developing artists.—
Nicole Fell,
The Hollywood Reporter,
13 Feb. 2025
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However, several commissioners and CMS board members urged them to get the minimum hourly wage to $20, in order to help workers earn closer to a living wage.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Jan. 2025
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Though not enough to solve every financial challenge for a child care business, this is a significant increase in compensation (since their take-home pay increased by 4%) or the ability to invest in quality or growth.—
Gary Romano,
Forbes,
17 Dec. 2024
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As a result, taxpayers may notice changes in their take-home pay as the new brackets come into effect.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
10 Jan. 2025
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“Double time.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/double%20time. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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