Texas Labor Code
§ 61.019 — FAILURE TO PAY WAGES; CRIMINAL PENALTY
LA § 61.019Title 2. PROTECTION OF LABORERS · Part C. WAGES · Ch. 61. PAYMENT OF WAGES · Art. B. PAYMENT OF WAGES
Statute text
View on source(a)An employer commits an offense if:
(1)at the time of hiring an employee, the employer intends to avoid payment of wages owed to the employee; and
(2)the employer fails after demand to pay those wages.
(b)An employer commits an offense if the employer:
(1)intends to avoid payment of wages owed to an employee;
(2)intends to continue to employ the employee; and
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Legislative history
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1158, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.