Most of us have experienced being slighted by a boss at some point. However, one employee encountered a far more egregious betrayal. The employee discovered that their boss had been stealing their salary each year. When confronted, the boss refused to pay the stolen funds and even harassed the employee.
The incident has brought to light how wage theft is a rampant and escalating issue, with an estimated annual cost of $50 billion, according to the Economic Policy Institute (EPI). While unpaid or withheld breaks and overtime are common forms of wage theft, actively stealing money from a worker's salary is a terrible offence.
