Texas Labor Code
§ 61.051 — FILING WAGE CLAIM
LA § 61.051Title 2. PROTECTION OF LABORERS · Part C. WAGES · Ch. 61. PAYMENT OF WAGES · Art. D. WAGE CLAIMS
Statute text
View on source(a)An employee who is not paid wages as prescribed by this chapter may file a wage claim with the commission in accordance with this subchapter.
(b)A wage claim must be filed in a manner and on a form prescribed by the commission and must be verified by the employee.
(c)A wage claim must be filed not later than the 180th day after the date the wages claimed became due for payment. The 180-day deadline is a matter of jurisdiction.
(d)The employee may file the wage claim:
(1)in person at an office of the commission;
(2)by mailing the claim to an address designated by the commission;
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Legislative history
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 21 (S.B. 741), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 97 (H.B. 762), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1138 (S.B. 208), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 479 (H.B. 2443), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.