Wage theft has long been a serious problem in workplaces in the United States, with annual losses estimated to be tens of billions per year. It is unfortunate, but perhaps unsurprising, that of exploitative corporations. It seems things may not be so clean underneath the pristine white Apple store interiors. 

In California, 12,000 people came forth in a disturbing wage theft lawsuit which was initially launched in 2013 but got unceremoniously kicked under the rug. A year earlier in 2012, the California Supreme Court had ruled a state law requiring companies to pay all employees ...