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.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Protection of Laborers
Section 61.051. Filing Wage Claim
Section 61.052. Preliminary Wage Determination Order
Section 61.0525. Establishment of Wage Claim Appeal Tribunals
Section 61.053. Bad Faith; Administrative Penalty
Section 61.054. Request for Hearing on Preliminary Order
Section 61.055. Preliminary Order Final if Hearing Not Requested
Section 61.056. Payment Required if Hearing Not Requested
Section 61.057. Notice; Time for Hearing
Section 61.058. Hearing Procedures
Section 61.059. Consideration of Preliminary Wage Determination Order
Section 61.060. Order After Hearing
Section 61.061. Notice and Finality of Order
Section 61.0611. Removal or Transfer of Claim Pending Before Wage Claim Appeal Tribunal
Section 61.0612. Commission Review of Wage Claim Appeal Tribunal Order
Section 61.0613. Notice of Commission Action
Section 61.0614. Finality of Commission Order
Section 61.062. Judicial Review
Section 61.063. Payment to Commission; Escrow Pending Review
Section 61.064. Payment to Employee
Section 61.065. Deposit of Penalty