overtime
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Emergency repairs or system failures almost always result in overtime requests, stretching budgets and leading to burnout among employees, according to more than half of utility executives who responded to the survey.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
In April 2024, the Biden administration cleared the way for more than 4 million low-wage workers to collect overtime pay.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
She found a job taking care of disabled people where she was able to work overtime, but the hourly pay was only $17, the benefits were inadequate and there was no opportunity to move up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
"Short-notice changes of duty and a requirement to work overtime often had negative effects on officers' work-life balance and contributed to stress and anxiety," the report said.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
Next to me, Denny’s thoughts are working overtime.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
The action raced like an overtimed kinetoscopic film.
From A Man to His Mate by Mulford, Stockton
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