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What's happening at work?
Pick the one closest to yours. Each lists the Texas documents and guide for it, and starts your intake with it.
My final pay hasn't arrived
I'm hiring
Guide: Hiring a New Employee
I'm letting someone go
Guide: Firing an Employee
Harassment at work
When is my final Texas paycheck due?
If you were fired or laid off, Texas requires your employer to pay you in full by the sixth day after the discharge. If you quit, final pay is due on the next regular payday instead.
Source: Labor Code §61.014
Final pay due by
Monday,
October 12, 2026
The 6th day after October 6, 2026
When the 6th day falls on a weekend, the deadline moves to the next weekday.
If that day is a legal holiday, it moves to the next business day (Gov't Code §311.014).
Workplace problems are complicated. Getting started shouldn’t be.
Employment issues can affect your income, career, and peace of mind. Understanding your options and putting your concerns in writing can be an important first step.
DocDraft helps make that process easier.
Understand your situation
Explain what happened, review the issues involved, and organize the information relevant to your matter.
Prepare personalized documents
Get help drafting workplace correspondence, formal requests, and other employment-related documents.
Move forward with confidence
Understand the steps ahead and access additional attorney assistance when necessary.
What employment issue can we help you with?
Wrongful Termination
Organize the circumstances surrounding your termination and understand why the legal basis for the decision matters.
Unpaid Wages & Compensation
Prepare communications involving missing wages, unpaid commissions, bonuses, or other disputed compensation.
Severance Agreements
Understand important terms in a proposed severance agreement and prepare questions or requested changes.
Employment Contracts
Create or review documents involving compensation, job responsibilities, confidentiality, and employment terms.
Workplace Discrimination & Retaliation
Document your concerns, organize relevant events, and understand potential complaint processes.
Independent Contractor Disputes
Address disagreements involving contractor payments, work expectations, or contractual obligations.
How it works
Tell us about your workplace issue
Describe your employment situation, what happened, and the outcome you’re seeking.
Prepare your documents
DocDraft helps you organize the facts and draft documents relevant to your circumstances.
Understand your next steps
Review your paperwork, explore potential resolution options, and access attorney assistance when appropriate.
- Tell me what happened.
- My Texas employer has not paid my last two paychecks.
- Which Texas county is this in?
- Harris County
- What would you like this document to do?
- A written request with my work dates and the amount owed.
- Unpaid wages requestFirst draft ready to review
I am writing to request payment of wages for my last two pay periods, as detailed below.
Understanding employment law in Texas
Texas generally follows the employment-at-will doctrine, meaning employers and employees can often end an employment relationship without a specified reason.
However, federal and state laws prohibit certain forms of discrimination, retaliation, and other unlawful employment practices.
Texas law also establishes requirements concerning payment of wages and the procedures for certain wage claims.
For example, wage claims under the Texas Payday Law generally must be filed with the Texas Workforce Commission within 180 days of when the wages became due.
Different claims can involve different deadlines and legal standards.
DocDraft helps you organize your information and prepare relevant documents so you can make informed decisions about what comes next.
Texas employment rules at a glance
Each rule links to the statute it comes from, checked October 2026. Your facts, court, and local rules can change what applies.
| Question | Texas rule | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Final pay after a firing | In full, no later than the sixth day after discharge.Labor Code §61.014 | Labor Code §61.014 |
| Final pay after quitting | In full, no later than the next regularly scheduled payday.Labor Code §61.014 | Labor Code §61.014 |
| Wage claims | File with the Texas Workforce Commission within 180 days after the wages were due.Labor Code §61.051 | Labor Code §61.051 |
| Minimum wage | Texas employers pay the federal minimum wage.Labor Code §62.051 | Labor Code §62.051 |
| Discrimination complaints | Within 180 days of the unlawful practice, or 300 days for sexual harassment.Labor Code §21.202 | Labor Code §21.202 |
Texas employment documents and guides
Each one opens the Texas version, written around the rules it has to follow.
Documents
- Final Paycheck Demand Letter
A fired employee is owed full pay by the sixth day after discharge (Labor Code §61.014).
- Independent Contractor Agreement
Sets the work, payment, and ownership of what a contractor delivers.
- Employee and Severance NDA
Confidentiality terms for employees.
- Non-Compete Agreement
Enforceable only with reasonable limits on time, area, and scope (Bus. & Com. Code §15.50).
Guides
- Hiring a New Employee
Paperwork and agreements for a first or next hire.
- Firing an Employee
Final pay, notice, and records when someone leaves.
- Filing a Workplace Harassment Complaint
Where and when to file, and what to include.
- Filing a Workers Compensation Claim
Reporting an injury and claiming benefits.
- Appealing an Unemployment Denial
Challenging a denied unemployment claim.
Bring your draft. Ask your questions.
Some questions call for more than paperwork. Explore document review and consultation options with a licensed attorney.
2. Severance pay. Company will pay two weeks’ base salary for each year of service1, in one payment.
Is this amount negotiable?
6. Release. Employee releases all claims against the Company2 arising from the employment.
Am I giving up a claim for unpaid overtime?
Your questions, answered
Your next chapter starts with understanding your options.
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