Tex. Labor Code § 61.019
FAILURE TO PAY WAGES; CRIMINAL PENALTY
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- Tex. Labor Code § 61.019, FAILURE TO PAY WAGES; CRIMINAL PENALTY, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/686378
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(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.