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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Adding new tax breaks, such as Mr. Trump's promise to ditch taxes on overtime pay, could push up the bill even higher at a time when the nation's debt has spiraled to more than $36 trillion.
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Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 24 Jan. 2025
But the overall effect of coming tax cuts on the national deficit could be more substantial, as Trump made numerous promises to cut individual taxes, such as on auto loans and overtime pay, while on the campaign trail.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2025
The Department of Labor administers federal laws governing minimum hourly wage and overtime pay, as well as protection against employment discrimination, workplace safety rules and unemployment insurance.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
The council’s budget proposal would eliminate some $2.3 million in police overtime pay — the type of expenditure that increases, not decreases, when staffing is tight, Carter said — as well as $500,000 for tree replanting.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 11 Dec. 2024
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Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 24 Jan. 2025
But the overall effect of coming tax cuts on the national deficit could be more substantial, as Trump made numerous promises to cut individual taxes, such as on auto loans and overtime pay, while on the campaign trail.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2025
The Department of Labor administers federal laws governing minimum hourly wage and overtime pay, as well as protection against employment discrimination, workplace safety rules and unemployment insurance.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
The council’s budget proposal would eliminate some $2.3 million in police overtime pay — the type of expenditure that increases, not decreases, when staffing is tight, Carter said — as well as $500,000 for tree replanting.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Overtime pay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overtime%20pay. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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