Texas Employer Provided No Documentation Of Wages, Sent A Paper Check And Direct Deposit. Check Had Bounced And Left Me With A Negative Balance.

The day after thanksgiving I was terminated for having too many missed days (although there is a huge inconsistency with how penalties are enforced, considering my documentation for missing 3 days, and select coworkers being able to miss without providing documentation). Aside from that, I was supposed to receive my direct deposit the day before thanksgiving, however my employer claimed there was a system error that sent a paper check instead. The check was sent to my previous address (even though it’s long been updated in every work system). Two days later, I received a random direct deposit for an amount that I assumed to be the holiday bonus and my unused PTO (which was promised to me after termination). I immediately contacted my previous employer to ask for a pay stub so I could know why I received a random deposit, however the company just sent me a screenshot of my paper check. I moved on and ended up getting my paper check and deposited it into my savings account so I can pay rent this upcoming January.

Today I checked my account balance and I have a huge negative balance due to the check being returned after two weeks of sitting in my account. I contacted my previous employer, and they have no record of a deposit from them, and shows a new check that they guessed the payroll department combined with my thanksgiving paycheck to send that random deposit. They have provided no documentation about these payments, nor did they inform me about a stop payment on the late paper check. I have no record of these payments in my ADP, and they seem to not have recorded the random deposit they sent. This company has already lost employees for not paying them on their pay dates.

What are my options for reporting this obvious negligence?