Does wage theft take $1 billion a year from workers in New York state? - PolitiFact

Wage theft occurs when "workers are denied their legally owed wages and benefits," said Rebecca Berke Galemba, an associate professor at the University of Denver's Josef Korbel School of International Studies. 

Galemba said wage theft can take many forms, including being paid below minimum wage, being paid less than an employee's work agreement, a denial of overtime or meal or rest breaks, improper or illegal deductions from the worker's paycheck, the withholding of tips, the misclassification of workers and/or outright nonpayment of what workers are owed…

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/feb/21/linda-rosenthal/does-wage-theft-take-1-billion-a-year-from-workers/

The Unpaid Cost of Elder Care (Reveal podcast)

Residential care homes seem like the perfect place for Mom or Grandpa to live out their golden years, but their home-like facades are hiding rampant wage theft and exploitation of caregivers. Reveal’s Jennifer Gollan takes us into her investigation of the care-home industry.

Interview: 

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-he46d-d51c2eb

Bosses steal billions from their workers every year

It's been illegal for a company to pay an employee less than the minimum wage — today, at least $7.25 an hour, although in many states it's higher — for nearly 80 years. So when Daniel started working at a restaurant in New York City almost a decade ago, he expected that's what he'd make. He was wrong. ...
https://thinkprogress.org/wage-theft-report-54d917ef1dd4

Trump signs measure making it easier for federal contractors to abuse workers

He rolled back President Obama’s executive order that combatted wage theft and safety violations....
https://thinkprogress.org/trump-contractors-labor-laws-executive-order-fd2c97b42b46

The Huffington Post: Trump Repeals Regulation Protecting Workers From Wage Theft

Companies that commit wage theft and put their workers in harm's way just received a favor from the Trump administration. ...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-repeals-regulation-wage-theft_us_58d9408ee4b03692bea814c9?