Wage theft occurs when an employer does not pay an employee for all the hours they worked, such as not providing overtime pay or illegally deducting wages. It is a violation of workers' rights and can lead to significant financial harm for employees. The other choices do not accurately define wage theft.

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Wage Theft Is

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Wage theft is

A) when one worker steals the paycheck of another worker.
B) when some workers are willing to work for less than other workers.
C) when an employer does not pay the employee for all the hours they worked.
D) when an employer refuses to pay overtime.

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