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Employee Rights & Laws
Find information about employment discrimination and complaints that TWC handles, unpaid wage claims, minimum wage, and child labor laws and complaints. Explore labor law and other rules and regulations governing discrimination in Texas.
Learn About Employment Discrimination Complaints
Find information on employment discrimination complaint resolution, procedures, deadlines and more.
- View the types of employment discrimination
- Learn how to file an employment discrimination complaint
- Complete & print discrimination Intake Questionnaire
- View discrimination Intake Questionnaire instructions
- Resolve a complaint through mediation or arbitration
- Learn about protections against adverse employment actions for State military forces
- 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
Claim Unpaid Wages
Learn about filing a claim for unpaid wages under the Texas Payday Law.
- Learn about the wage claim process
- View Payday Law FAQ
- Learn about payday law hearings & appeal rights
- Learn how to file a claim for unpaid wages
- Complete & print a Wage Claim Form
- View a summary of the Texas Payday Law
- See the Texas Payday Law - Labor Code Chapter 61
- See Texas Payday Rules - Texas Administrative Code
Find Information on Child Labor
Find information about child labor laws and complaints.
- View Child Labor Law FAQ
- Learn about child labor law hearings & appeal rights
- Print a Child Labor Complaint form
- Print an Application for Child Actor/Performer Authorization
- Print a Parental Consent form
- Print Application for Certificate of Age
- 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
- Identify hazardous occupations & see federal child labor regulations - Code of Federal Regulations
View Minimum Wage Information
Get information about minimum wage requirements in Texas.
Know the 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
- Help with navigating federal employment laws from the U.S. Department of Labor
- Federal employment laws assistance from the U.S. Department of Labor
- Learn about the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act from the U.S. Department of Labor
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, including housing discrimination handled by TWC and issues handled by other agencies.
Report Fraud
- Report suspected fraud, waste or program abuse
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