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Tex. Labor Code § 61.056

This is the official text of Tex. Labor Code § 61.056, part of Texas’s Labor Code — governs wages, workplace safety, and workers' compensation.

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§ 61.056. PAYMENT REQUIRED IF HEARING NOT REQUESTED.

Official statutory text

(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.

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