Texas Labor Code 61.051 – Filing Wage Claim
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(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.
Terms Used In Texas Labor Code 61.051
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(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.