1. It’s free.
2. The Wage Claim process is designed to be DIY (although laws and regulations do apply to the procedures and decision making).
3. You don’t have to go anywhere, like a courthouse (appeal hearings are by phone).
4. You don’t have too much to lose if the TWC screws up in their decision.
5. The TWC has ways to leverage an employer to pay once the decision is final.