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Texas Workforce Commission
For Employers only who have questions, you may contact Commissioner Demerson’s office in any of the following three ways:
- 1-800-832-9394 (option 4)
- 512-463-2826
- Email: employerinfo@twc.state.tx.us
Texas Workforce Commission website: https://twc.state.tx.us. For information specific to COVID-19, click on Employers in the Red Banner at the top of each page of the site.
If you have an employee who refuses to return to work after receiving a verified offer, ideally via two of the four methods (letter, email, text or voice mail), you may send an email to: Twc.fraud@twc.state.tx.us or call 1-800-252-3642.
Office of Employer Initiatives: OEI provides assistance to both large and small businesses through programs such as the Skills Development Fund, Skills for Small Business, High Demand Job Training,
Dale Robertson, Interim Director
Phone: 512-463-1473
Contact Employer Initiatives
Office of the Governor Greg Abbott
For retailers considering opening a retail to-go model, here is the guidance they will need to follow in order to be safe: https://www.dshs.state.tx.us/coronavirus/
Link to the Office of the Governor Small Business Coronavirus resources: https://gov.texas.gov/business/page/coronavirus
For those interested in improving their online presence, social media marketing and ecommerce skills, these are links to free training:
- Google – Grow with Google
- Facebook – Facebook Blueprint Facebook Grants
- eBay – How to Sell Retail Revival Program
- Amazon – Seller University
- Twitter – Basics – Twitter for Business
Small Business Administration
Information, specific to COVID-19 offered through the Small Business Administration is available at: https://www.sba.gov/page/coronavirus-covid-19-small-business-guidance-loan-resources. You can find information about the Payroll Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program at this site.
If you don’t have access or connection to a local lender for a 7A loan, approved on-line lenders include:
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
For information about employment discrimination and antidiscrimination, specific to COVID-19 at their website at: www.eeoc.gov.
Information specific to the Americans with Disabilities Act is located at: https://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/wysk/wysk_ada_rehabilitaion_act_coronavirus.cfm