Workers across the United States are filing lawsuits against employers claiming that their paychecks were often missing hours or they were not reimbursed for overtime hours. The Labor Department?s wage and hour division have found close to $1 Billion in unpaid earnings since 2010. Employees seeking owed wages work for companies such as Walmart, McDonalds and DoubleTree.
See "More Workers are Claiming ?Wage Theft?", Steven Greenhouse, The New York Times, September 1, 2014