{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-61.018","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Labor Code § 61.018","heading":"DEDUCTION FROM WAGES.","body":"An employer may not withhold or divert any part of an employee's wages unless the employer:\n(1) is ordered to do so by a court of competent jurisdiction;\n(2) is authorized to do so by state or federal law; or\n(3) has written authorization from the employee to deduct part of the wages for a lawful purpose.\nActs 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.","path":["LABOR CODE","TITLE 2. PROTECTION OF LABORERS","SUBTITLE C. WAGES","CHAPTER 61. PAYMENT OF WAGES","SUBCHAPTER B. PAYMENT OF WAGES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LA/htm/LA.61.htm#61.018","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:24Z","sha256":"f9f33f4f1e0c31b6534c062d8b592f7ea02e3673e10ea2e39eeddfe45330e928","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-61.017","next":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-61.019"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}