Wage theft constitutes situations where an employer has chosen to illegally withhold certain wages from an employee. This can include refusing to pay someone for overtime, denying them at least minimum wage, taking illegal deductions, or even just not paying the employee for all the hours they worked. Anyone who suspects this is happening should immediately begin to document all of their worked hours and pay. When consulting with a wage and hour lawyer, this will be a critical piece of information used to compare to the employer’s records and assess if they engaged in criminal behavior or not.