Texas Workforce Commission is supposed to enforce the Texas statutes regarding wages. TWC provides a helpful summary of the Texas Pay Day statute. See the TWC summary here. But, their summary does not answer one frequently asked question, when must an employer pay the last paycheck?  I am asked this often, since many employers

A frequent issue arises concerning the right of an employer to deduct debts from an employee’s paycheck.  Texas Workforce Commission recognizes three occasions when an employer may make such deductions: 1) in response to an order from a competent court, such as for child support; 2) state or federally mandated withholdings; and 3) when authorized

 Many callers want to know about miscellaneous deductions from a paycheck.  Auto repair shops deduct for lost tools, long haul truck companies deduct for uniforms, everyone deducts for something.  Often, these employers deduct the wrong things in the wrong way.  Under the Texas Payday Statute, an employer can only deduct only what the law