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Employment Law
Find information about employment discrimination and complaints that TWC handles, plus payday, child labor, and minimum wage requirements, complaint procedures, deadlines and more.
Learn About Employment Discrimination
Find information on employment discrimination complaint resolution, procedures, deadlines and more.
- Find out how to respond to an employment discrimination complaint
- Get information about resolving complaints through mediation or arbitration
- See Texas law - Labor Code, Chapter 21 Employment Discrimination
- See Texas law - Labor Code, Chapter 22 Employment Discrimination for Participating in Emergency Evacuation
- See Texas Equal Opportunity Rules - Texas Administrative Code, Title 40, Part 20, Chapter 819
- Get the Employee Rights Poster
Comply with the Texas Payday Law
Find information about complying and working with the Texas Payday Law.
- Learn about the wage claim process
- View Payday Law FAQ
- Learn about payday law hearings & appeal rights
- View a summary of the Texas Payday Law
- See the Texas Payday Law - Labor Code Chapter 61
- See Texas Payday Rules - Texas Administrative Code
- View an example of the form for responding to a wage claim
- View the form for filing a wage claim
- Get the Texas Payday Law poster
Comply with the Texas Child Labor Law
Find information about complying and working with the Texas Child Labor Law.
- View Child Labor Law FAQ
- Learn about child labor law hearings & appeal rights
- View a summary of the Texas Child Labor Law
- See the Texas Child Labor Law - Labor Code Chapter 51
- See Texas Child Labor Rules - Texas Administrative Code
- Get the Texas Child Labor Law Poster
- Identify hazardous occupations & see federal child labor regulations - Code of Federal Regulations
View Minimum Wage & Overtime Information
Get information about minimum wage requirements in Texas.
Find Equal Employment Opportunity Training
Benefit from our training on compliance with Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) requirements for managers and supervisors.
Find Required Workplace Posters & Notifications
Identify posters required or recommended for your workplace.
Know the Federal Rules & Regulations
Access applicable federal laws and regulations that govern employment discrimination and labor law complaints in the state of Texas.
- Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
- Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967
- Titles I and V of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
- Civil Rights Act of 1991
- Equal Pay Act of 1963
- Rehabilitation Act of 1973
- U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Regulations
- Federal Laws Prohibiting Job Discrimination: Questions & Answers from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- Compliance assistance for federal employment laws from the U.S. Department of Labor
- Federal employment laws assistance from the U.S. Department of Labor
- Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act from the U.S. Department of Labor
- Electronic Code of Federal Regulations: Part 639 - Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification
- Electronic Code of Federal Regulations: Part 663 - Adult and Dislocated Worker Activities Under Title I of the Workforce Investment Act
- Electronic Code of Federal Regulations: Part 671 - National Emergency Grants for Dislocated Workers
- Veterans with Service-Connected Disabilities and the Americans Disability Act: Guide for Employers from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Service
- Contact the TWC Civil Rights Division about employment discrimination 888-452-4778 (in Texas only) or 512-463-2642 (Austin area and out-of-state).
- Call TWC’s Labor Law Department about child labor or payday law 800-832-9243 (in Texas only) or 512-475-2670 (Austin area and out-of-state).
- Workforce Solutions offices
Civil Rights & Discrimination
More information about TWC’s Civil Rights Division, housing discrimination handled by TWC and issues handled by other agencies.
Report Fraud
- Report suspected fraud, waste or program abuse
800-252-3642