§ 3.46.040 — Wage theft complaints procedure

3.46.040 - Wage theft complaints procedure.

A. Non-City Contracts. If no City contract is involved, the Wage Theft Coordinator shall assist persons with wage theft complaints by referring the complaint to the Texas Workforce Commission. B. City Contracts. 1. Filing a Complaint. A person employed in connection with a city contract who has a good faith belief that he is the victim of wage theft may file a wage theft complaint with the Wage Theft Coordinator in writing. The complaint shall contain fact including but not limited to: identity of the employer, date(s) on or during which the wages were earned and were due to be paid, the amount of the wages alleged to have been withheld or unpaid. 2. Notification and Resolution of the Complaint. The Wage Theft Coordinator shall notify the employer of the receipt of the wage theft complaint. Employer shall attempt to resolve the alleged issue with the affected employee by written agreement within thirty (30) days from the receipt of the City notification. Employer shall notify the Wage Theft Coordinator if the issue was resolved between the Employer and the affected employee. 3. Texas Workforce Commission. (a) If no resolution is achieved, the complainant shall be referred to the Texas Workforce Commission ("Commission"). (b) The Wage Theft Coordinator shall seek to determine status of the complaint at the commission. The Wage Theft Coordinator shall place Employer in the Wage Theft Adjudication Database if it appears that the Commission has made a finding that wage theft occurred.

(Ord. No. 18370, § 1, 6-16-2015)