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TX Lab Code § 61.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle C - Wages|Chapter 61 - Payment of Wages|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 61.005. Effect of Refusal to Obey Commission Subpoena; Criminal Penalty

Sec. 61.005.  EFFECT OF REFUSAL TO OBEY COMMISSION SUBPOENA;  CRIMINAL PENALTY.  (a)  In the case of contumacy or other refusal by a person to obey a subpoena issued by the commission or an authorized representative of the commission to that person, any county or district court of this state in the jurisdiction of which the inquiry is carried on or in the jurisdiction of which the person guilty of contumacy or refusal to obey is found, resides, or transacts business has jurisdiction, on application by the commission or its representative, to issue to the person an order requiring the person to appear before the commission or its authorized representative to:(1)  produce evidence if so ordered;  or(2)  testify regarding the matter under investigation or in question.(b)  The court may punish as contempt a failure to obey a court order issued under Subsection (a).(c)  A person commits an offense if the person, without just cause, fails or refuses to obey a commission subpoena to:(1)  attend and testify;(2)  answer any lawful inquiry;  or(3)  produce books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, or other records.(d)  An offense under Subsection (c) is punishable by a fine of not less than $200, by confinement for not more than 60 days, or by both fine and confinement.  Each day of violation constitutes a separate offense.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 9.13(b), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 817, Sec. 10.11, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Lab Code § 61.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle C - Wages|Chapter 61 - Payment of Wages|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 61.006. Notice Languages

Sec. 61.006.  NOTICE LANGUAGES.  The commission shall:(1)  make available any notice the commission is required to provide to an employee under this chapter in the two languages that are most commonly spoken in this state; and(2)  ensure that employees are notified of an employee's ability to request from the commission notice in either language described by Subdivision (1).|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1138 (S.B. 208), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Lab Code § 61.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle C - Wages|Chapter 61 - Payment of Wages|Subchapter B. Payment of Wages|Section 61.011. Paydays

Sec. 61.011.  PAYDAYS.  (a)  An employer shall pay wages to each employee who is exempt from the overtime pay provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.) at least once a month.(b)  An employer shall pay wages to an employee other than an employee covered by Subsection (a) at least twice a month.(c)  If wages are paid twice a month, each pay period must consist as nearly as possible of an equal number of days.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 61.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle C - Wages|Chapter 61 - Payment of Wages|Subchapter B. Payment of Wages|Section 61.012. Designation of Paydays; Notice

Sec. 61.012.  DESIGNATION OF PAYDAYS;  NOTICE.  (a)  An employer shall designate paydays in accordance with Section 61.011.(b)  If an employer fails to designate paydays, the employer's paydays are the first and 15th day of each month.(c)  An employer shall post, in conspicuous places in the workplace, notices indicating the paydays.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 61.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle C - Wages|Chapter 61 - Payment of Wages|Subchapter B. Payment of Wages|Section 61.013. Payment Other Than on Payday

Sec. 61.013.  PAYMENT OTHER THAN ON PAYDAY.  An employer shall pay an employee who is not paid on a payday for any reason, including the employee's absence on a payday, on another regular business day on the employee's request.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 61.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle C - Wages|Chapter 61 - Payment of Wages|Subchapter B. Payment of Wages|Section 61.014. Payment After Termination of Employment

Sec. 61.014.  PAYMENT AFTER TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT.  (a)  An employer shall pay in full an employee who is discharged from employment not later than the sixth day after the date the employee is discharged.(b)  An employer shall pay in full an employee who leaves employment other than by discharge not later than the next regularly scheduled payday.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 61.015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle C - Wages|Chapter 61 - Payment of Wages|Subchapter B. Payment of Wages|Section 61.015. Payment of Commissions and Bonuses

Sec. 61.015.  PAYMENT OF COMMISSIONS AND BONUSES.  (a)  Wages paid on commission and bonuses are due according to the terms of:(1)  an agreement between the employee and employer;  or(2)  an applicable collective bargaining agreement.(b)  An employer shall pay wages paid on commission and bonuses to an employee in a timely manner as required for the payment of other wages under this chapter.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 61.016 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle C - Wages|Chapter 61 - Payment of Wages|Subchapter B. Payment of Wages|Section 61.016. Form of Payment

Sec. 61.016.  FORM OF PAYMENT.  (a)  An employer shall pay wages to an employee:(1)  in United States currency;(2)  by a written instrument issued by the employer that is negotiable on demand at full face value for United States currency; or(3)  by the electronic transfer of funds to:(A)  a financial institution account designated by the employee; or(B)  a payroll card account established by the employer.(b)  An employee may agree in writing to receive part or all of the wages in kind or in another form.(c)  Payment by a written instrument that is not negotiable or for which payment is refused for any reason attributable to the employer does not constitute payment of wages for the purposes of this chapter.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 284 (H.B. 2240), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Lab Code § 61.018 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle C - Wages|Chapter 61 - Payment of Wages|Subchapter B. Payment of Wages|Section 61.018. Deduction From Wages

Sec. 61.018.  DEDUCTION FROM WAGES.  An employer may not withhold or divert any part of an employee's wages unless the employer:(1)  is ordered to do so by a court of competent jurisdiction;(2)  is authorized to do so by state or federal law;  or(3)  has written authorization from the employee to deduct part of the wages for a lawful purpose.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 61.019 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle C - Wages|Chapter 61 - Payment of Wages|Subchapter B. Payment of Wages|Section 61.019. Failure to Pay Wages; Criminal Penalty

Sec. 61.019.  FAILURE TO PAY WAGES;  CRIMINAL PENALTY.  (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(3)  fails after demand to pay those wages.(c)  An employer commits a separate offense under Subsection (b) for each pay period during which the employee earns wages that the employer fails to pay.(d)  An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.|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.|
TX Lab Code § 61.020 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle C - Wages|Chapter 61 - Payment of Wages|Subchapter B. Payment of Wages|Section 61.020. Failure to Pay Wages; Attorney General Action

Sec. 61.020.  FAILURE TO PAY WAGES;  ATTORNEY GENERAL ACTION.  The attorney general may seek injunctive relief in district court against an employer who repeatedly fails to pay wages as required by this chapter.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 61.031 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle C - Wages|Chapter 61 - Payment of Wages|Subchapter C. Security for Wage Payments|Section 61.031. Bond

Sec. 61.031.  BOND.  (a)  The commission may require an employer to deposit a bond if:(1)  the employer is convicted of two violations of this chapter;  or(2)  a final order of the commission against an employer for nonpayment of wages remains unsatisfied after the 10th day after the date on which the time to appeal from that final order has expired and an appeal is not pending.(b)  The bond must be:(1)  in an amount approved and considered by the commission as adequate under the circumstances;(2)  payable to the state;(3)  conditioned that the employer, for a period not to exceed 36 months, pay the employees in accordance with this chapter;  and(4)  conditioned that the employer pay any sum recovered against the employer under this chapter.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 61.032 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle C - Wages|Chapter 61 - Payment of Wages|Subchapter C. Security for Wage Payments|Section 61.032. Suit to Enforce Bond Requirement

Sec. 61.032.  SUIT TO ENFORCE BOND REQUIREMENT.  (a)  If an employer fails to deposit a bond required under Section 61.031 before the 11th day after the date on which demand is made for the bond, the attorney general may bring a suit in the name of the state against the employer to furnish the bond or to cease doing business until the employer furnishes the bond.(b)  If the court finds just cause for requiring the bond and that the bond is reasonably necessary and proper to secure prompt payment of the wages of the employees of the employer and the employer's compliance with this chapter, the court may enjoin the employer from doing business until the requirement is met.  The injunction may also apply to any other person concerned with or in any way participating in the failure to pay wages resulting in the conviction or in a final order of the commission.  The court may make any other order appropriate and necessary to compel compliance with the requirement.(c)  In an action under this section, the employer has the burden of proving that the bond is unnecessary or that the amount demanded by the commission is excessive.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 61.033 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle C - Wages|Chapter 61 - Payment of Wages|Subchapter C. Security for Wage Payments|Section 61.033. Failure of Surety Company to Pay Verified Claim for Wages; Civil Penalty

Sec. 61.033.  FAILURE OF SURETY COMPANY TO PAY VERIFIED CLAIM FOR WAGES;  CIVIL PENALTY.  (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.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 61.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle C - Wages|Chapter 61 - Payment of Wages|Subchapter D. Wage Claims|Section 61.051. Filing Wage Claim

Sec. 61.051.  FILING WAGE CLAIM.  (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;(3)  by faxing the claim to a fax number designated by the commission;(4)  electronically in a manner designated by the commission by rule; or(5)  by any other means adopted by the commission by rule.(e)  The commission shall ensure that employees are notified of an employee's ability to request from the commission a wage claim form in either language described by Section 61.006.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: 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.|
TX Lab Code § 61.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle C - Wages|Chapter 61 - Payment of Wages|Subchapter D. Wage Claims|Section 61.052. Preliminary Wage Determination Order

Sec. 61.052.  PRELIMINARY WAGE DETERMINATION ORDER.  (a)  An examiner employed by the commission shall analyze each wage claim filed under Section 61.051 and, if the claim alleges facts actionable under this chapter, shall investigate the claim and issue a preliminary wage determination order:(1)  dismissing the wage claim; or(2)  ordering payment of wages determined to be due and unpaid.(b)  If a commission examiner imposes an administrative penalty under Section 61.053, the preliminary wage determination order must include an order for payment of the penalty.(b-1)  If a wage claim is filed later than the date described by Section 61.051(c), the examiner shall dismiss the wage claim for lack of jurisdiction.(c)  The commission examiner shall mail notice of the preliminary wage determination order to each party at that party's last known address, as reflected by commission records.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 378 (S.B. 1408), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 21 (S.B. 741), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Lab Code § 61.0525 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle C - Wages|Chapter 61 - Payment of Wages|Subchapter D. Wage Claims|Section 61.0525. Establishment of Wage Claim Appeal Tribunals

Sec. 61.0525.  ESTABLISHMENT OF WAGE CLAIM APPEAL TRIBUNALS.  (a)  The commission shall establish one or more impartial wage claim appeal tribunals to hear and decide disputed wage claims if the commission determines that establishment of those tribunals is necessary to ensure prompt disposal of wage claims cases on appeal.(b)  Each wage claim appeal tribunal shall be composed of a salaried examiner appointed by the commission.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 378 (S.B. 1408), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Lab Code § 61.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle C - Wages|Chapter 61 - Payment of Wages|Subchapter D. Wage Claims|Section 61.053. Bad Faith; Administrative Penalty

Sec. 61.053.  BAD FAITH;  ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.  (a)  If the commission examiner, a wage claim appeal tribunal, or the commission determines that an employer acted in bad faith in not paying wages as required by this chapter, the examiner, tribunal, or commission, in addition to ordering the payment of the wages, may assess an administrative penalty against the employer.(b)  If the commission examiner, a wage claim appeal tribunal, or the commission determines an employee acted in bad faith in bringing a wage claim, the examiner, tribunal, or commission may assess an administrative penalty against the employee.(c)  An administrative penalty assessed under this section may not exceed the lesser of:(1)  the amount of the wages in question or claimed;  or(2)  $1,000.(d)  In determining the amount of an administrative penalty assessed under this section, the commission examiner, a wage claim appeal tribunal, or the commission shall consider:(1)  the seriousness of the violation;(2)  the history of previous violations;(3)  the amount necessary to deter a future violation; and(4)  any other appropriate matter, including mitigating circumstances.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 378 (S.B. 1408), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Lab Code § 61.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle C - Wages|Chapter 61 - Payment of Wages|Subchapter D. Wage Claims|Section 61.054. Request for Hearing on Preliminary Order

Sec. 61.054.  REQUEST FOR HEARING ON PRELIMINARY ORDER.  (a)  Either party may request a hearing before a wage claim appeal tribunal to appeal a preliminary wage determination order made under Section 61.052.(b)  The request for hearing must be made in writing not later than the 21st day after the date the commission examiner mails the notice of the preliminary wage determination order.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 378 (S.B. 1408), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Lab Code § 61.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle C - Wages|Chapter 61 - Payment of Wages|Subchapter D. Wage Claims|Section 61.055. Preliminary Order Final if Hearing Not Requested

Sec. 61.055.  PRELIMINARY ORDER FINAL IF HEARING NOT REQUESTED.  If neither party requests a hearing to appeal a preliminary wage determination order within the period prescribed by Section 61.054, the order becomes the final order of the commission for all purposes, and neither party is entitled to judicial review of the order under this subchapter.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 378 (S.B. 1408), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Lab Code § 61.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle C - Wages|Chapter 61 - Payment of Wages|Subchapter D. Wage Claims|Section 61.056. Payment Required if Hearing Not Requested

Sec. 61.056.  PAYMENT REQUIRED IF HEARING NOT REQUESTED.  (a)  An employer that does not request a hearing within the period prescribed by Section 61.054 to appeal a preliminary wage determination order shall pay the amount ordered to the commission not later than the 21st day after the date the commission mails notice of the order.  The payment must equal the net amount of outstanding wages after any valid deductions and must include an itemized list of those deductions.(b)  Payment to the commission constitutes payment to the employee for all purposes.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 9.14(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 378 (S.B. 1408), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Lab Code § 61.057 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle C - Wages|Chapter 61 - Payment of Wages|Subchapter D. Wage Claims|Section 61.057. Notice; Time for Hearing

Sec. 61.057.  NOTICE; TIME FOR HEARING.  (a)  A notice regarding an administrative hearing conducted under this subchapter must be mailed by the wage claim appeal tribunal not later than the 21st day after the date a request for the hearing is received by the commission.(b)  As soon as practicable, but not later than the 45th day after the date a notice is mailed under Subsection (a), the tribunal shall conduct the hearing.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 378 (S.B. 1408), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Lab Code § 61.058 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle C - Wages|Chapter 61 - Payment of Wages|Subchapter D. Wage Claims|Section 61.058. Hearing Procedures

Sec. 61.058.  HEARING PROCEDURES.  (a)  A hearing conducted under this subchapter is subject to the rules and hearings procedures used by the commission in the determination of a claim for unemployment compensation benefits.(b)  The hearing is not subject to Chapter 2001, Government Code.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(49), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Lab Code § 61.059 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle C - Wages|Chapter 61 - Payment of Wages|Subchapter D. Wage Claims|Section 61.059. Consideration of Preliminary Wage Determination Order

Sec. 61.059.  CONSIDERATION OF PRELIMINARY WAGE DETERMINATION ORDER.  The wage claim appeal tribunal  may modify, affirm, or rescind a preliminary wage determination order.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 378 (S.B. 1408), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Lab Code § 61.060 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle C - Wages|Chapter 61 - Payment of Wages|Subchapter D. Wage Claims|Section 61.060. Order After Hearing

Sec. 61.060.  ORDER AFTER HEARING.  After a hearing, the wage claim appeal tribunal shall enter a written order for the payment of wages that the tribunal determines to be due or for the payment of any penalty the tribunal assesses.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 378 (S.B. 1408), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Lab Code § 61.061 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle C - Wages|Chapter 61 - Payment of Wages|Subchapter D. Wage Claims|Section 61.061. Notice and Finality of Order

Sec. 61.061.  NOTICE AND FINALITY OF ORDER.(a)  The wage claim appeal tribunal shall mail to each party to the appeal notice of:(1)  the decision;(2)  the amount of wages subject to the order; and(3)  the amount of any penalty assessed.(b)  The notice shall be mailed to a party's last known address, as shown by commission records.(c)  The order of the wage claim appeal tribunal becomes final 14 days after the date on which it is mailed unless a further appeal to the commission is initiated as provided by this subchapter.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 378 (S.B. 1408), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Lab Code § 61.0611 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle C - Wages|Chapter 61 - Payment of Wages|Subchapter D. Wage Claims|Section 61.0611. Removal or Transfer of Claim Pending Before Wage Claim Appeal Tribunal

Sec. 61.0611.  REMOVAL OR TRANSFER OF CLAIM PENDING BEFORE WAGE CLAIM APPEAL TRIBUNAL.  (a)  The commission by order may remove to itself or transfer to another wage claim appeal tribunal the proceedings on a wage claim pending before a wage claim appeal tribunal.(b)  The commission promptly shall mail to the parties to the affected wage claim a notice of the order under Subsection (a).(c)  A quorum of the commission shall hear a proceeding removed to the commission under Subsection (a).|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 378 (S.B. 1408), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2005.|