<prompt> Human: I left my previous job on the 14th from the largest company in my industry, with paydays being on the 15th and last day of each month. I had direct deposit and never once encountered an issue until now. I should have received two payments, one for the 15th to the 30th of Sept, and the other for the 1st to the 14th of Oct. I have received payment for Sept, but as of today, not for Oct. Checking my online wage statement online check stub, it indicates that a payment was made for for Oct, sent to my bank account, but I have nothing there. I checked my online bank statement and have no pending transactions telling me that it would be in hold. I called my bank to verify, and was told the same thing. Theyve received no second payment from my former employer. Ive left messages for my former GM, HR, and Payroll to try and sort everything out, but so far Ive heard nothing. What recourse, if any, do I have? What should my next step be?Edit: In Texas. Forgot labor laws vary by state. My bad, yo.  <response>: You need to be paid no matter what State you are in, at the latest when you would have been paid if you had remained an employee. If you get no response you can file a complaint with the Texas Workforce commission.I will tell you that generally payroll wants to pay employees because they dont want to deal with the drama of a complaining former employee. I would make another stab at getting a hold of somebody in that department before filing a complaint. 