Texas Labor Code

§ 61.033 — FAILURE OF SURETY COMPANY TO PAY VERIFIED CLAIM FOR WAGES; CIVIL PENALTY

LA § 61.033Title 2. PROTECTION OF LABORERS · Part C. WAGES · Ch. 61. PAYMENT OF WAGES · Art. C. SECURITY FOR WAGE PAYMENTS

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(a)A surety company that issues a bond to secure the payment of wages under this chapter and that wilfully fails to pay a verified claim for wages found to be due and payable is subject to a civil penalty in the amount of $1,000 for each failure to pay each employee.

(b)A subsequent violation is subject to a civil penalty in the amount of $1,000 for each failure to pay each employee plus 25 percent of the amount unlawfully withheld.

(c)The attorney general shall recover a penalty imposed by this section in an action brought in the name of the state.

Legislative history

Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.