portal-to-portal

American

[pawr-tl-tuh-pawr-tl, pohr-tl-tuh-pohr-t] / ˈpɔr tl təˈpɔr tl, ˈpoʊr tl təˈpoʊr t /

adjective

noting or pertaining to the time a worker spends from entering the workplace to stepping outside, especially in relation to pay.

portal-to-portal British

adjective

of or relating to the period between the actual times workers enter and leave their mine, factory, etc

portal-to-portal pay

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Demanded a law to throw out portal-to-portal pay suits.

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Of the 45 cars at hand for portal-to-portal service in the Bush Administration, only 16 will remain.

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To get portal-to-portal pay, John L. must now go to the courts.

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Steel for back portal-to-portal pay and damages might run as high as $500 million.

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Asked Judge Picard: "You think we might do an ultimate injustice to the worker by granting portal-to-portal compensation?"

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