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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MGibster" data-source="post: 8712075" data-attributes="member: 4534">Wage theft mostly affects low-wage workers, some of whom are undocument workers or are otherwise being paid under the table.  Many of these workesr aren't well educated regarding their rights or employment law, and some of them are afraid to report their employers for fear of retaliation, or, in the case of undocumented workers, attracting the attention of ICE.  Wage theft typically happens by asking an employee to work off the clock, through paid breaks/lunch, or having them work overtime without proper compensation for it.  With so many employers and so many employees in the United States, these numbers can add up fairly quickly and a few billion a year isn't unreasonable.  Some economist predict it costs the United States a lot more per year, but they tend to look at the overall cost rather than just the amount stolen. But, again, the situation with the Stones' isn't wage theft since there is no employer/employee relationship.  If they're a contractor, it only becomes a wage theft issue if the company misclassified an employee as a contractor.  And you're right, it's a civil not a criminal manner.</blockquote>