How to File a Complaint With the Texas Workforce Commission

The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) oversees and provides workforce services to Texas residents and enforces the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act. If you believe you have been discriminated against due to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, or disability, the TWC may investigate your claim. The TWC also enforces the Texas Fair Housing Act and investigates discriminatory housing practices and wage disputes. Disputed wage claims were formerly directed to the Texas Labor Board until 1990, when the name was officially changed to the Texas Workforce Commission. Claims can be filed in person or by mail.

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  Go in person to the Texas Workforce Commission office at 1117 Trinity St., Room 144T, Austin, Texas, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. to file an employment discrimination complaint or a housing discrimination complaint. An investigator will meet with you to discuss your complaint and assist you with preparing the paperwork.

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  Call the Texas Workforce Commission office at 512-463-2642 or 888-452-4778. An investigator will inform you of what is required to file a complaint and will also assist you in preparing the complaint.

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  Write to the Texas Workforce Commission at Civil Rights Division, 1117 Trinity St., Room 144-T, Austin, TX 78701 to file a housing discrimination complaint. Include the nature of your complaint and your contact information. The completed claim form must be signed and sworn before a notary public or a TWC representative.

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  Go to the Texas Workforce Commission website and access the intake questionnaire instructions for filing an employment discrimination complaint. Complete the intake questionnaire. Take the completed questionnaire to a notary public for notarization. Sign the notarized questionnaire and mail it to the Texas Workforce Commission at 101 East 15th St, # 144T, Austin, TX 78778-0001. Be sure to keep a copy for your records.

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  File a wage claim by mailing Form LL-1: Wage Claim to Texas Workforce Commission Labor Law Section, 101 East 15th Street, Room 124T, Austin, TX 78778-0001. Fax a completed wage claim form to 512-475-3025. Forms can be accessed on the TWC website.