[3103] Department of Labor Initiatives and Employment Law: What Employers Need to Know in 2018
A most important and useful review of employment law.
TAHC&H Faculty/Presenter: Tommy Simmons
Presentation Info:
- Presentation Date: November 14, 2017
- TAHC&H Event: HCSSA Administrator Program | Houston
Subscription Type: Individual
Education-Training Credits:
- TX HCSSA Administrator/Alternate Continuing Education
CE Approval Statements:
· This program meets continuing education requirements
for Administrators and Alternates under Texas HCSSA licensing regulations.
HCSSA Topic(s) Addressed:
- §558.259[d][4]agency responsibilities
- §558.260[a][6]risk assessment and management
Program Description: Mr. Simmons provides a survey of the most significant
employment-related Texas legislation from 2017, an update on how the Texas Workforce Commission has been ruling on
unemployment, wage, and discrimination claims, a summary of increased federal agency enforcement activities in the area of
employment law, and highlights of the most important and useful best practices for employers to follow in order to minimize
the risk of employment claims and lawsuits.
Program Learning Outcome:
- Learners will identify how to remain in compliance with wage and hour laws.
About the Presenter:
William T. (Tommy) Simmons serves as
legal counsel for the Commissioner representing employers at 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. He is the author of the book, “Especially for Texas Employers,” and is also the
editor of the Employment Law Handbook of the Texas Association of Business. In 2012, the Texas
Association of Business presented Mr. Simmons with its Lifetime Friend of Employers Award.
[3103] Department of Labor Initiatives and Employment Law: What Employers Need to Know in 2018
