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What is wage theft?

Examples of wage theft

Wage theft demographics

How to report wage theft

• What is wage theft?
• Examples of wage theft
• Wage theft demographics
• How to report wage theft

• Wage theft is when an employer withholds benefits, such as breaks or compensation, that an employee has already worked for.
• Wage theft often goes unreported either because employees are not aware of what they're owed or because they fear retaliation.
• Employees can file complaints against their employers to the Department of Labor and, depending on where they live, the department of labor in their state.

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In the face of the "Great Resignation," employees are reevaluating their relationship with their employers and taking stock of their rights as a worker. Employees are increasingly exercising the rights afforded to them by the US government, specifically the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) which, among other things, guarantees a minimum wage and overtime pay. If employees don't provide these to their employees, they are committing wage theft.

Wage theft comes in many forms, some...

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