If an employee believes they are owed wages, they need to file a wage claim within 180 days from the original date the wages were supposed to be paid. Several state and federal laws protect employees from nonpayment of wages and govern when and how wages must be paid.If you think we may have recovered unpaid wages for you, use the Workers Owed Wages (WOW) application to search and claim them. Here, learn about filing a complaint about your employer. The Texas Payday Law establishes the procedures an employer must follow in paying its employees. It covers all private (i.e. In the USA, an employer cannot withhold a final paycheck if the employee resigns without notice. An employee must be paid for their labor. In Texas, employers are generally allowed to reduce an employee's salary, provided that the reduction does not breach any contractual agreements. Overtime pay at a rate not less than one and one-half times the regular rate of pay is required after 40 hours of work in a workweek.