overtime pay
noun
: money earned at an increased rate for working more than the usual number of hours in one week
When he works on the weekends, he collects overtime pay.
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What To Know About The Current Tax System Under the current tax code, overtime pay is treated like regular wages.
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David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
In an annual State of the Judiciary speech to legislators Wednesday at the Capitol in Juneau, Chief Justice Susan M. Carney said the court system has increased training for judges, created new policies on postponements and authorized overtime pay.
—Kyle Hopkins, ProPublica, 14 Feb. 2025
The department also enforces more than 180 federal labor policies and laws such as those pertaining to hourly and overtime pay, unemployment insurance and workers' rights to safe working environments.
—Chandelis Duster, NPR, 19 Feb. 2025
Much of McKinney’s case, though, seems to be garden variety labor law: minimum wage, overtime pay, meal breaks.
—Teri Sforza, Orange County Register, 9 Feb. 2025
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David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
In an annual State of the Judiciary speech to legislators Wednesday at the Capitol in Juneau, Chief Justice Susan M. Carney said the court system has increased training for judges, created new policies on postponements and authorized overtime pay.
—Kyle Hopkins, ProPublica, 14 Feb. 2025
The department also enforces more than 180 federal labor policies and laws such as those pertaining to hourly and overtime pay, unemployment insurance and workers' rights to safe working environments.
—Chandelis Duster, NPR, 19 Feb. 2025
Much of McKinney’s case, though, seems to be garden variety labor law: minimum wage, overtime pay, meal breaks.
—Teri Sforza, Orange County Register, 9 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for overtime pay
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“Overtime pay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overtime%20pay. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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