time and a half

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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. 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 See All Example Sentences for time and a half
Recent Examples of Synonyms for time and a half
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • For 40 minutes, the man squared off against the machine, discussing issues like the minimum wage, electric vehicles and education policy.
    Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
  • After the nine-month limit, or once the program ends, employers would be required to pay participants at least the state or federal minimum wage, whichever is higher.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Kentucky, on the other hand, is still struggling, having dropped nine straight SEC games after last weekend's overtime loss to Texas.
    Payton Titus, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Way back in 1990, Nevada beat Boise State 59-52 in triple overtime in the Division I-AA semifinals.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 23 Oct. 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 30 Oct. 2025.

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