Tex. Labor Code § 61.081

This is the official text of Tex. Labor Code § 61.081, part of Texas’s Labor Code — governs wages, workplace safety, and workers' compensation.

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§ 61.081. CREATION AND ATTACHMENT OF LIEN.

Official statutory text

(a) A final order of the commission against an employer indebted to the state for penalties or wages, unless timely appealed to a court, is a lien on all the property belonging to the employer.

(b) The lien for an unpaid debt attaches at the time the order of the commission becomes final.

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