The labor board would, among other things, force them to pay for the missing wages. These labor boards tend to be pretty vocal about defending the rights of em

The labor board would, among other things, force them to pay for the missing wages. These labor boards tend to be pretty vocal about defending the rights of employees. However, employees don't always know to invoke their help, and they don't have unlimited resources. A company not paying wages for time that employees have worked is a pretty open-and-shut case for them to handle.