This page provides general information to help new Texas employers. Topics include employer liability, employee classification, tax rates, taxable wage limits, wage report filing and tax paying options. Information for new hire reporting and required posters are also included.
Find Vocational Rehabilitation Standards for Providers (VR SFP) Manual Revisions that date from 3/15/2018 to Current here. Revisions download to your browser or desktop in Microsoft Word format.
Process for filing a complaint regarding Texas Health & Safety Code Chapter 81D. This law prohibits an employer from requiring employees, contractors, or applicants to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Employers also cannot take any negative action against because of a person's vaccination status. This law does not apply to governmental employers.
Employers have two ways to pay unemployment taxes online. They can make an Automated Clearing House (ACH) debit payment or use a credit card.
Learn how service animals can assist people with disabilities, penalties for violating service animal laws and responsibilities when using a service animal.
Find resources on the College Credit for Heroes program, which awards college credit to veterans and service members for their military experience. The initiative eliminates obstacles to attaining licensing, certification, and accreditation to make it easier for veterans to earn college degrees.
Find Texas Workforce Commission's documents on rules, adoptions, and proposals. These documents provide a history of rulemaking at TWC through 1996. All rule amendments, including adoptions and proposals with preambles, are included.
Learn whose wages to report, which wages and benefits are taxable, and how much tax is due. Information about workers who work in more than one state is also included on this page.
Find resources for future, present and former students. Find information about studying at a career school or college. Explore options and learn about how to enroll in a program. For more information, contact TWC's Career Schools and Colleges department.
Employers are required to report Unemployment Insurance (UI) wages and pay quarterly UI taxes electronically. Learn about your payment options for paying unemployment taxes.