Texas can’t keep up with surge in workers’ wage theft complaints

State labor investigators struggle to process more and more paycheck complaints, with millions of dollars in workers’ pay at stake.

By José Luis Martínez, The Texas ObserverOctober 23, 2025October 23, 2025

State labor investigators struggle to process more and more paycheck complaints, with millions of dollars in workers’ pay at stake.

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Wage theft steals more from working people than any other crime in the U.S., according to one analysis.

Multiple workers have come forward stating that the business hasn’t paid them for weeks of work.

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An online federal database allows workers to check whether they’re owned back wages that an employer once skimmed.

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