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Tex. Lab. Code § 61.052 (2026)

Preliminary Wage Determination Order

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Sec. 61.052. PRELIMINARY WAGE DETERMINATION ORDER. (a) An examiner employed by the commission shall analyze each wage claim filed under Section 61.051 and, if the claim alleges facts actionable under this chapter, shall investigate the claim and issue a preliminary wage determination order:

(1) dismissing the wage claim; or

(2) ordering payment of wages determined to be due and unpaid.

(b) If a commission examiner imposes an administrative penalty under Section 61.053, the preliminary wage determination order must include an order for payment of the penalty.

(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.

(c) The commission examiner shall mail notice of the preliminary wage determination order to each party at that party's last known address, as reflected by commission records.

Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

Amended by:

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 378 (S.B. 1408), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 21 (S.B. 741), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2006–2023 · leading case: Hull v. Davis, 211 S.W.3d 461 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2006).
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Hull v. Davis, 211 S.W.3d 461 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2006). · cites it 3× “1; TEX. LAB.CODE ANN. §§ 61.052, 61.0525, 61.”
Tex-Fin, Inc. v. Gustavo E. Ducharne, 492 S.W.3d 430 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2016). “See Tex. Lab. Code Ann. §§ 61.052 (governing preliminary wage determination order), 61.”
Johnson v. Oxy USA, Inc., 533 S.W.3d 395 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2016). “Laws 40, 40 (codified at Tex. Lab.Code § 61.052(b-l) and as an amendment to Tex.”
Isabel Campbell v. Amanda Duffy Mabry, 457 S.W.3d 173 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2015). · cites it 2× “LAWS 40, 40 (codified at TEX. LAB. CODE ANN. § 61.052(b-1) (West Supp.”
Igal v. Brightstar Info. Tech. Grp., Inc., 250 S.W.3d 78 (Tex. 2008). · cites it 4× “Laws 1014 (amended 2005) (current version at Tex. LAB.CODE § 61.052). [5] See Act of May 12, 1993, 73d Leg.”
Thomas Brandon Perthuis v. Baylor Miraca Genetics Labs., LLC, 645 S.W.3d 228 (Tex. 2022). “Laws 40 , 40 (codified at Tex. Lab. Code § 61.052(b-1)). 12 Gen. Ins.”
Tojo Enter., Inc. v. Texas Workforce Comm'n & Misael Mosqueda, No. 13-21-00210-CV (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi–Edinburg Mar. 9, 2023). “See TEX. LAB. CODE ANN. §§ 61.052(c), .061(b).”
Tex. Lab. Code § 61.052(a): 2 cases
Hull v. Davis, 211 S.W.3d 461 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2006). “1; TEX. LAB.CODE ANN. §§ 61.052, 61.0525, 61.”
Igal v. Brightstar Info. Tech. Grp., Inc., 250 S.W.3d 78 (Tex. 2008). “Laws 1014 (amended 2005) (current version at Tex. LAB.CODE § 61.052). [5] See Act of May 12, 1993, 73d Leg.”
Tex. Lab. Code § 61.052(c): 1 case
Tojo Enter., Inc. v. Texas Workforce Comm'n & Misael Mosqueda, No. 13-21-00210-CV (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi–Edinburg Mar. 9, 2023). “See TEX. LAB. CODE ANN. §§ 61.052(c), .061(b).”
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