Employee loses over $2k in wages after boss knowingly implements an illegal practice, they fold when he calls them out: 'We'll no longer be paid for any set-up/clean-up time'

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Wage theft is theft, even if it doesn't seem as dramatic. It's not someone breaking into your car to steal your wallet, it happens much more behind the scenes. But it can be even more detrimental and can make you quickly lose trust in the place where you work. Scroll on to find out how it happened in this story and read what commenters had to say.
I got over $2K in lost wages because of an illegal pay practice.

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Commenters came in with their two cents.

$gard3nwitch • 1d ago Wage theft is the most common form of theft. More than robbery, shoplifting, etc. And it's not a crime, it's only a civil infraction. Your employers were knowingly stealing from you, for years.$

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