Wage theft takes many forms, including failure to pay minimum wage, withholding of tips, and failure to pay overtime rates as required by law. Wage theft occurs when an employer fails to provide the ...

Stealing the identity of others by using their credit card, drivers license, social security or other personal identification numbers. With "true name" identity theft, the thief uses the information ...

On December 6, 2021, Governor Kathy Hochul expanded the legal definition of “elder abuse and exploitation” to incorporate identity theft in the list of eligible support services and programs for ...

For years, experts have argued over which crimes can be called identity theft. Some say the term should refer mainly to the creation of a new account that the victim has no knowledge of; others say it ...

In the identity-theft prosecution of a real estate developer named David Miller, prosecutors don’t contend he used any of the usual trademarks of that crime: that ...

Standards body the Liberty Alliance Project believes it can contribute something currently missing from the ongoing debate on tackling identity theft — a lexicon of terms defining exactly what ...

Identity theft is a growing problem in today's digital age, and without identity theft protection, the consequences can be devastating. It can ruin your credit score, destroy your reputation, and even ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A California senator announced on Tuesday two criminal justice reform bills as part of a state panel recommendation to reform aspects of the criminal justice system. The state ...