Legal Opinion
Igal v. Brightstar Information Technology Group, Inc.
Texas Supreme Court
Decided May 2, 2008No. 04-0931PublishedCited by 183 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wainwright
in which Justice GREEN, Justice JOHNSON, Justice WILLETT, and Justice McCOY * joined, and an opinion as to Part TVB1, in which Justice GREEN, Justice JOHNSON, and Justice WILLETT joined.
In 1989, the Legislature amended the Texas Payday Law to create an adminis*81trative procedure for a claimant to file a wage claim with the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC). In this case, we consider for the first time whether TWC’s final adjudication denying recovery of wages precludes the subsequent filing of a common law wage claim for the same wages in state court. We hold that when a claimant pursues a wage…
2Cases cited64 opinions
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- Kontrick v. RyanSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- United States v. Utah Construction & Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Ryan v. New York Telephone Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1984
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