Companies withhold billions in wages annually through unpaid tips and overtime. Some lawmakers now demand stricter penalties.

• Workers, especially in low-paid industries, have millions in wages stolen each year.
• Now, some lawmakers want to further penalize employers who steal employees' pay.
• New legislation would increase penalties and require more pay transparency.

Bosses have been illegally pocketing billions from their workers every year and some lawmakers want to make them pay back even more than what they stole.

Wage theft — when employers don't pay their workers the benefits they're entitled to — is incredibly prevalent across the economy.