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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to jurisdiction over a wage claim filed after the |
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deadline. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 61.051(c), Labor Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) A wage claim must be filed not later than the 180th day |
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after the date the wages claimed became due for payment. The |
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180-day deadline is a matter of jurisdiction. |
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SECTION 2. Section 61.052, Labor Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: |
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(b-1) If a wage claim is filed later than the date described |
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by Section 61.051(c), the examiner shall dismiss the wage claim for |
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lack of jurisdiction. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a wage claim filed with the Texas Workforce Commission on or |
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after the effective date of this Act. A wage claim filed before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the |
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date the wage claim was filed, and the former law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |