Section 61.051 - Filing Wage Claim(a) An employee who is not paid wages as prescribed by this chapter may file a wage claim with the commission in accordance with this subchapter.(b) A wage claim must be filed in a manner and on a form prescribed by the commission and must be verified by the employee.(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.(d) The employee may file the wage claim: (1) in person at an office of the commission;(2) by mailing the claim to an address designated by the commission;(3) by faxing the claim to a fax number designated by the commission;(4) electronically in a manner designated by the commission by rule; or(5) by any other means adopted by the commission by rule.(e) The commission shall ensure that employees are notified of an employee's ability to request from the commission a wage claim form in either language described by Section 61.006.Amended by Acts 2017, Texas Acts of the 85th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 479,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2017, op. to a wage claim that is filed with the Texas Workforce Commission on or after 1/1/2018.Amended by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1138,Sec. 14, eff. 9/1/2015.Amended By Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 21, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2009.Amended By Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 97, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2009. Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1993.