Find information on how to respond to TWC employer notices, including a Notice of Application for Unemployment Benefits, Earnings Verification request and Notice of Maximum Potential Chargeback.
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.
Extended Benefits (EB) pays additional temporary unemployment benefits to claimants during periods of high unemployment. The claimant must exhaust all regular benefits before receiving EB.
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.
Find information on the eligibility requirements for unemployment benefits and answers to common questions regarding various special circumstances.
Provides unemployment insurance claimants and employers the opportunity to challenge an adverse determination concerning the entitlement to benefits or the chargeback of benefits to an employer's account.
Find an overview of unemployment ID theft, how TWC uses SSNs, common SSN/wage errors, how to correct mistakes and how to report ID theft.
Learn how income or money you receive can affect your unemployment benefit payments.
Learn how to stop your unemployment benefits claim once you have returned to full-time employment.
Learn about TWC's direct deposit services for claimants. Direct deposit is a free service that allows TWC to deposit unemployment benefit payments directly into your personal checking or savings account.