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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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Additionally, this tax increase, combined with a potential minimum wage hike in the hotel industry, could make travel to San Diego more expensive, potentially driving tourists to seek more affordable destinations.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
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This is also happening while the legislature advances a bill allowing employers to pay workers below the state’s minimum wage standards that were set through a constitutional amendment process approved by voters.—
Thomas Kennedy,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2025
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The Cardinal forced overtime against Utah on a late 3-pointer by Brevin Knight in his Stanford finale under coach Mike Montgomery.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2025
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Trailing by 15 points with 4 minutes and 4 seconds left in regulation, Illinois rallied to beat No. 3 Arizona in overtime in the NCAA Tournament’s Chicago regional final at Allstate Arena.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
26 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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Curtin, a former Kankakee County Educator of the Year recipient, said teachers deserve a fair, living wage that reflects their experience, expertise and training.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2025
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And, quite simply, all workers deserve a living wage.—
Celia Ford,
Vox,
17 Mar. 2025
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If your wages remain similar to 2024, these adjustments could make your take-home pay slightly higher.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
10 Jan. 2025
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However, their take-home pay would increase if federal income tax was removed.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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