S.B. No. 741
AN ACT
relating to jurisdiction over a wage claim filed after the
deadline.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subsection (c), Section 61.051, Labor Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(c) A wage claim must be filed not later than the 180th day
after the date the wages claimed became due for payment. The
180-day deadline is a matter of jurisdiction.
SECTION 2. Section 61.052, Labor Code, is amended by adding
Subsection (b-1) to read as follows:
(b-1) If a wage claim is filed later than the date described
by Section 61.051(c), the examiner shall dismiss the wage claim for
lack of jurisdiction.
SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to a wage claim filed with the Texas Workforce Commission on or
after the effective date of this Act. A wage claim filed before the
effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the
date the wage claim was filed, and the former law is continued in
effect for that purpose.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 741 passed the Senate on
April 2, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 741 passed the House on
April 28, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 0, two
present not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor