How to Use split shift in a Sentence
split shift
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When paid, the split shift premium should be identified as such on the employee’s wage statement.
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Dan Eaton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 May 2026
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In that scenario, the employee was owed a $5 split shift premium if the worker was paid only $72 for the shift (six hours times $12).
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Dan Eaton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 May 2026
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The employee should have been paid $77 (six hours times $11 plus an additional $11 for the split shift premium).
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Dan Eaton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 May 2026
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Where the employer pays an hourly rate higher than the applicable minimum wage, the difference is credited towards the split shift premium.
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Dan Eaton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 May 2026
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More than a dozen home care agencies in New York City have already transitioned to split shifts without additional state intervention.
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Christopher Marte,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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If the employer pays a rate higher than the applicable minimum wage, but not high enough to cover nine hours at the minimum wage, any money earned above the applicable minimum wage will be credited towards the employer’s obligation to pay the split shift premium.
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Dan Eaton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 May 2026
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