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Recent Examples of time and a half
In Rhode Island, most hourly workers are required to be paid time and a half on Sundays and holidays.
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Wheeler Cowperthwaite,
The Providence Journal,
26 Mar. 2026
Paying employees time and a half inflates state agencies’ payroll costs, but often the practice is unavoidable to fill critical staffing gaps.
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William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
23 Feb. 2026
Although he did not get paid time and a half for playing 27 holes instead of the normal 18, a healthy check will come his way Sunday afternoon if Penge can hold his position.
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Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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Wheeler Cowperthwaite,
The Providence Journal,
26 Mar. 2026
Paying employees time and a half inflates state agencies’ payroll costs, but often the practice is unavoidable to fill critical staffing gaps.
—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
23 Feb. 2026
Although he did not get paid time and a half for playing 27 holes instead of the normal 18, a healthy check will come his way Sunday afternoon if Penge can hold his position.
—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for time and a half
Recent Examples of Synonyms for time and a half
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Companies run with limited staff and often pay technicians double time, which drives up the bills homeowners pay.
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Overtime or double time paid solely under California law does not independently qualify.
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Gonzales ran with a platform decisively to the left, supporting Medicare-for-all, raising the minimum wage and cracking down on junk fees.
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Candidates at Tuesday’s forum largely focused on affordability and education, often agreeing with each other on matters like increasing the federal minimum wage and the need for access to quality affordable housing.
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California is tops in the nation for average teacher salary at $103,552; EPI sets a living wage in the state at $73,311.
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Additionally, the brand’s Living Wage Program, a supply chain initiative that assesses living wage benchmarks based on regional costs of living, continued with eight suppliers.
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Former Kansas Jayhawks combo guard Darryn Peterson scored 28 points on 11-of-21 shooting with five rebounds and two assists in the Utah Jazz’s 103-102 overtime victory over Atlanta on Saturday.
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During the summer league, the NBA is having players take only one free throw except for the final two minutes of games and overtime.
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