My employer has delayed my pay for 2 weeks and has payed me in bounced checks. What legal action can I take?

Immediately, You contact the State Labour Department, Wage & Hour Division. Do not delay.

The Labour Department can seize assets to pay you.

A "Small Claims" is a bother for you and the court can issue a judgement, but that does not guarantee you will actually get money.

If you wait for Bankruptcy the court will pay off the IRS/Taxes first and then the Creditors, and the Employees with whatever is left.

[*] Texas: How to Claim Unpaid Wages

An employee who believes they have not been paid all wages earned may submit a wage claim with TWC no later than 180 days after the date the claimed wages originally became due for payment. If part of your unpaid wages were due within 180 days, submit a claim only for that part.

http://www.twc.state.tx.us/jobseekers/how-submit-w...

My employer paid me, but the paycheck bounced. What should I do?

Once you learn that a paycheck has bounced, it is important to keep a record of your hours worked during the relevant pay period, the pay stub you received, and all documentation from your checking account that confirms that the payroll check was returned for insufficient funds and lists any additional expenses you incurred as a result.

You may first want to ask your employer for an explanation, to determine whether the returned check was due to an accounting error or bank mistake, rather than because the employer does not have the funds to cover employee payroll expenses. In this situation, the employer and/or bank may voluntarily agree to cover any additional charges you incurred as a result of this mistake.

Many states have laws that require the employers to have sufficient funds to cover all payroll checks. These laws may impose penalties on employers who do not comply with the law, and may even provide for criminal prosecution. In states that have their own bounced paycheck law (or if you are not covered by the federal law), you should contact the agency in your state which handles wage and hour/labor standards violations, listed on our site's state government agencies page.

Federal laws that require you to be paid at least minimum wage for hours worked are enforced by the Wage-Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor. If your state does not have a specific law covering bounced paychecks, then you should consult with the Department of Labor and/or a local attorney to determine how to proceed. ( from this site - https://www.workplacefairness.org/unpaid-wages#3 )

there are other websites with good info as well

If you want your job, nothing. If you don't, you can go to the labor board or sue. It's not legal to fire you for doing this, but then employers do a lot of things that aren't legal and the government expects you to PROVE that they did something wrong.

Small Claims.

It sounds like the business is about to go under. You should be looking for a different job.

Sue, take them to small claims court