Wage Theft is a Bigger Problem Than Other Forms of Theft (2014)
This doesn&#x27;t just happen for low-wage jobs.<p>I joined a dev team on March 8th.<p>By March 21st, I learned that nobody has been paid in 2 months.<p>Around that same day, the CEO went to jail for writing bad checks.<p>All other employees quit that same day.<p>I stayed on after CEO got out-- hoping the client who has been supposed to pay would pay. I was also offered 20k raise + moved to President of Software Development. I was hoping I could temper the CEO&#x27;s risk factors and keep the business going and maybe get a paycheck, and help get the people who quit paid as well for their previous work.<p>I worked feverishly 100+hours per week to deliver updates... (keeping some of the IP on my own box --it only modified data, I&#x27;d run it locally then just export the data to mysql.)<p>I&#x27;ve still not been paid, I&#x27;ve filed wage claims, and still nothing.<p>I&#x27;ve since told the CEO and client, until I get paid nothing else happens.<p>Has any other developer experienced anything like this? It&#x27;s so frustrating especially since I&#x27;m about to be homeless as a result... I&#x27;m owed like nearly 20k in back pay.