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TWC and Legislative Hot Topics and Update 2021

  • Thursday, March 11, 2021
  • 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Virtual Zoom Meeting
  • 22 registrants

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Thursday:  March 11, 2021 - 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Topic :  "TWC and Legislative Hot Topics and Updates for 2021

Presenter:  William T. (Tommy) Simmons, Legal Counsel for Texas Workforce Commission

Program Description:

Mr. Simmons will provide a survey of the most significant employment-related Texas legislation for 2021, a run-down of increased federal agency enforcement activities in the area of employment law, an update on how the Texas Workforce Commission has been ruling on unemployment, wage, and discrimination claims, and a summary of the most important and useful best practices for employers to follow in order to minimize the risk of employment claims and lawsuits.

1.0 CEU  hours of General SHRM and HRCI PDC/CEU credit is pending.

About our Speaker - William T. (Tommy) Simmons serves as legal counsel for Commissioner Aaron S. Demerson, the employer representative on the Texas Workforce Commission, where he advises the Commissioner on final-level unemployment and wage claim appeals, assists business groups with employment-related legislation, and counsels employers on Texas and federal employment laws. Mr. Simmons has served as legal advisor to the Commissioner representing employers since 1987 and has given over 2200 talks before employer groups. He authored the TWC book Especially for Texas Employers, is the editor of the Employment Law Handbook of the Texas Association of Business, and produces mobile and web apps for employers. Recent awards from employer groups include the Texas Payroll Conference (Spirit of TPC - 2004, and Government Partner Award - 2008), the Texas Association of Business (Lifetime Friend of Employers Award - 2012), and in 2018, the National Foundation for Unemployment Compensation and Workers’ Compensation - UWC recognized Mr. Simmons with its J. Eldred Hill, Jr. Award for service to the employer community in the public policy arena.











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