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Tex. Labor Code § 61.061

This is the official text of Tex. Labor Code § 61.061, part of Texas’s Labor Code — governs wages, workplace safety, and workers' compensation.

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§ 61.061. NOTICE AND FINALITY OF ORDER.

Official statutory text

(a) The wage claim appeal tribunal shall mail to each party to the appeal notice of:

(1) the decision;

(2) the amount of wages subject to the order; and

(3) the amount of any penalty assessed.

(b) The notice shall be mailed to a party's last known address, as shown by commission records.

(c) The order of the wage claim appeal tribunal becomes final 14 days after the date on which it is mailed unless a further appeal to the commission is initiated as provided by this subchapter.

Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site

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