$6.29 million in unpaid wages collected on behalf of Texas workers
Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN Texas The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) helped working Texans collect more than $6.29 million in unpaid wages in 2012. TWC administers the Texas Payday Law which requires private employers to provide workers with earned compensation in a complete and timely manner.
The Texas Payday Law requires that workers be paid for the work they have done said TWC Chairman Andres Alcantar. TWC helps ensure compliance with the law through no-cost investigation services.
TWCs Labor Law program provides an alternative to costly litigation by resolving pay disputes and assisting wage claimants in obtaining payment of wages owed. TWC Labor Law investigators annually conduct more than 16000 wage claim investigations statewide.
TWC works aggressively to collect unpaid wages once we determine wages are due said TWC Commissioner Representing Labor Ronny Congleton. Workers should contact TWC if they believe they were not paid in accordance with the law.
Affected workers should fill out a wage claim form<
http://www.texasworkforce.org/ui/lablaw/how-submit-wage-claim-texas-payday-law.html> and submit it to TWCs Labor Law program or their nearest workforce center. Once the wage claim form is filed the employer is notified and a response to the claim is requested by TWC. After investigation TWC issues a Preliminary Wage Determination Order and both the claimant and the employer have 21 days from the mailing date to appeal. To locate a workforce center visit TWC online at www.texasworkforce.org/dirs/wdas/directory-offices-services.html<
http://www.texasworkforce.org/dirs/wdas/directory-offices-services.html>.
Labor Law staff also educates the general public about the Texas Payday Law the Texas Child Labor Law and the Texas Minimum Wage Act through presentations to employer organizations educational service centers workforce boards and other community organizations.
Visit www.texasworkforce.org/customers/jsemp/employee-rights-laws.html<
http://www.texasworkforce.org/customers/jsemp/employee-rights-laws.html> to access wage claim forms and other labor law information. All workplace compliance posters required by law can be obtained free of charge from the TWC website at www.texasworkforce.org/ui/lablaw/posters.html<
http://www.texasworkforce.org/ui/lablaw/posters.html>.
