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- Apply for Unemployment Insurance (UI)
- Get answers to your question about UI benefits
- Give TWC additional claim information
- For employers to give additional claim information.
- IRS Form 8850 "Pre-Screening Notice and Certification Request for the Work Opportunity and Welfare-to-Work Tax Credits" (PDF: 27K/2 pages)
- Instructions for Form 8850 (PDF: 21K/2 pages)
- ETA Form 9061 "Individual Characteristics Form" (PDF: 302K/3 pages)
- ETA Form 9062 "Conditional Certification Form" (PDF: 761K/2 pages)
- Employee Orientation Meetings
- Job Search Assistance
- Labor Market Information
- Financial Management
- Coping with Job Loss
- Additional workshops and seminars
can be added as needed. - Employment Laws
- Labor Market Information
- How to Effectively Deal with Layoffs
- Expand your Market Through the Internet
- How to Conduct Business On-Line
- Is your Web Site Making Money ?
- Customized Workshops/Seminars Available
- That received AFDC/TANF for at least 18 consecutive months before the hire date, or
- Whose AFDC/TANF eligibility expired under the federal or state law after August 5, 1997 or
- That received AFDC/TANF for a total of at least 18 months, beginning after August 5, 1997.
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| As a result of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) of December 1993, Congress
added NAFTA-Transitional Adjustment Assistance to the TAA program. This initiative serves U.S. workers
adversely affected by imports from either Mexico or Canada or by a production shift in those countries.
Manufacturing businesses that are forced to close or reduce their staff as the result of increased foreign imports may apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) to benefit their affected workers. This program provides training and job search/relocation assistance. Participants may also receive Trade Readjustment Allowances (TRA), paid on a weekly basis to idnidviduals who exhaust their unemployment benefits while they are in training. For more information on how to use this service to help workers you may have to lay off, contact:
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Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN)
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The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) was enacted on August 4, 1988 and
became effective on February 4, 1989. WARN requires, with certain exceptions, that companies with at
least 100 workers must give 60 days or more advance notice of a plant closing affecting 50 or more
full-time workers during any 30-day period or a mass layoff that results in an employment loss of
at least a third of the workforce, at least 50 employees or at least 500 workers during any 30-day period.
| WARN stipulates that a business must notify: 1) any labor union or other group representing workers, or if no employee representative exists, the affected employees; 2) the Dislocated Worker Service Unit of the Texas Workforce Commission; and 3) the chief elected official of the unit of local government in the area where the closing or layoff is to occur. For more information contact:
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Alien Labor Certification Program |
The Texas Workforce Commission's Alien Labor Certification (ALC) Program is federally funded through a contract
with the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). For many professional, technical, managerial and skilled occupations, the program
allows employers who have been unable to hire quailfied workers eligible to work in the United
States to file a labor certification application with the Alien Labor Certification Section to bring
foreign workers into the Unites States on a permanent or temporary basis. ALC staff issue a priority date and process the
application, the ALC staff is required to determine the prevailing wage for the occupation in the area of intended employment
and to initiate a work search to recruit and refer qualified U.S. workers for the job opening. The employer is obligated to hire
a U.S. worker if that worker meets the employer's minimum qualifications. The employer can only reject U.S. applicants for job
related reasons. After completion of the correction and recruitment process, the application is forwarded to the DOL's Region VI
office, for certification or denial. The U.S. Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service also accepts
applications directly for certain shortage occupations such as Professional Nurse.
For more information, contact:
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Unemployment Services
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Unemployment Services are centrally located in Austin and provided by a Call Center.
Call this number 800/939-6631 for these services:
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| Work Opportunity Tax CreditThe Work Opportunity Tax Credit is a federal tax credit used to reduce the federal tax liability of private-for-profit employers. Employers can hire from 8 different targeted groups:
The maximum credit available is $2,400 per eligible worker for the adult target groups. The credit is based on 40% of up to $6,000 in qualified wages during the first year of employment. Summer youth qualifies for 40% of the first $3,000 in wages during the required working period. The following publications are PDF (Portable Document Format) files. To download, click on the linked title; to view, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader available free of charge from Adobe Systems Incorporated.
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Rapid Response |
Rapid Response
is an early intervention outplacement service offered to employers and workers affected
by layoff and plant closings that affect 50 or more workers. Rapid Response activities
are designed to transition dislocated workers from initial notification of layoff
to participation in the WIA program with the goal of returning that worker
to productive employment as quickly as possible.
| Services can be offered at your site or elsewhere. The core Rapid Response services are offered based on the most commonly recognized needs and may include the following:
Rapid Response services are offered as a group activity, at no cost to the employer or the participating employees. For more information on how to use this service to help workers you may have to lay off, contact:
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Skills Assessment
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Are you having problems choosing the best qualified applicant for that new hire? Maybe you
just want to have peace of mind in knowing that you have done all you can to hire by best employee for the job.
If so, we can help you decide. We offer assessment services designed to provide information you need for
new hire selection, or to assess employees being considered for advancement or for different positions.
| Visit the Assessment Page for more information on our available products. For more information contact:
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Customized Training |
If you think that your workers need additional training or are starting/relocating a company that requires specialty skills, inquire
about our customized training menu. We function as a broker to such training with our local educational entities, who would provide the actual training.
| Contact us with your questions, as we are anxious to provide quality services to our business partners. For more information on how to use this service, contact:
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Workshop and Seminars |
Do you need a speaker for a function ? Workshops, luncheon speakers and seminars on a variety of topics are available for your employees, business associations,
chambers of commerce, or other interested parties. Topics of special interest include: | Some fees may apply. For booking information, contact:
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Welfare-to-Work Tax Credit
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Long-term family assistance recipients who begin work after December 31, 1997, and before
May 1, 1999, can earn their employers up to $8,500 in the Welfare-to-Work Tax Credit if they are
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The maximum credit for new hires employed for 400 or more hours or 180 days is 35 percent of qualified wages for the first year of employment and 50 percent for the second year; qualified wages are capped at $10,000 per year. Note: A person may qualify under both WOTC and Welfare-to-Work (dual status), however, the employer may not claim both credits with respect to the same individual. For more information about the tax credit, please call the Texas Workforce Commission WOTC Unit at 800/695-6879.
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Facility and Technology Support
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We have space available with room for up to 45 people for employers to use in recruiting in both our
Temple and Killeen locations. If you are recruiting from out of town or don't have enough space in your
location to conduct single or group interviews or training, contact us.
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If you require technological aids to help your recruiting, we can assist with pc's, phone, fax, and presentation equipment. Some fees may apply.
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