Find resources on the Career Schools and Colleges program. The program regulates licensed and unlicensed schools. If a school is not following the rules, we will help them start. If a school continues to operate in violation, we may impose penalties or sanction as provided for by law.
The Wage & Hour program administers laws & regulations. The Payday law helps employees who were not paid correctly by allowing them to file wage claims. The Child Labor law protects children from working at a job where they could be hurt. The Minimum Wage law sets rules for how employees are paid.
Unemployment Benefits is an employer-paid program that provides temporary, partial income replacement to eligible workers who lost their job or are working reduced hours through no fault of their own.
Find our unemployment benefits contact information for Employers.
Learn how to apply for unemployment benefits.
Find an overview of communications an applicant can expect to receive after filing for benefits. It takes about four weeks from the date you apply for benefits to know if you are eligible for benefits.
Find information about unemployment benefit chargebacks. Unemployment benefit chargebacks are amounts of paid unemployment benefits charged to an employer’s tax account for use in calculating the employer’s unemployment tax rate.
Learn about Employer Benefits Services and how to access unemployment insurance benefits information, such as electronic correspondence.
The Labor Commissioner's office represents the interests of workers with respect to TWC services.
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.