Sec. 62.003.  EARNINGS STATEMENT.  (a)  At the end of each pay period, an employer shall give each employee a written earnings statement covering the pay period.
(b)  An earnings statement must be signed by the employer or the employer's agent and must show:
(1)  the name of the employee;
(2)  the rate of pay;
(3)  the total amount of pay earned by the employee during the pay period;
(4)  any deduction made from the employee's pay and the purpose of the deduction;
(5)  the amount of pay after all deductions are made;  and
(6)  the total number of:
(A)  hours worked by the employee if the employee's pay is computed by the hour;  or
(B)  units produced by the employee during the pay period if the employee's pay is computed on a piece rate.
(c)  An earnings statement may be in any form determined by the employer.  The information required by Subsection (b) may be stated on a check voucher or bank draft given to an employee for the employee's wages.
(d)  In this section, "pay period" means the period that an employee works for which salary or wages are regularly paid under the employee's employment agreement.
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 461, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.