Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN Texas The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) is inviting Austin-area business owners and managers to the Texas Business Conference (TBC) on Friday April 29 2011 at the Austin Convention Center. The conference is designed to provide valuable information for employers and business owners and to answer common questions concerning the legal issues of operating a business in Texas.
The conference will help employers recognize how laws affect them and their workforce" said TWC Chairman and Commissioner Representing Employers Tom Pauken. Tools presented at the event will give employers the information they need to operate businesses effectively. Texas is a great place to do business and we need to do our part at TWC to encourage job creation and economic growth in the private sector while helping our employers address the regulatory challenges of employment law."
Chairman Pauken and his staff will present practical up-to-date information for operating a successful business and managing employees. Seminar topics will include Texas employment law and the basics of hiring employee policy handbooks--creating your human resources roadmap handling unemployment claims independent contractors and federal and Texas wage and hour laws.
Participants will receive the latest edition of the popular publication Especially for Texas Employers and the accompanying CD which addresses basic legal issues regarding hiring and post-employment and work-separation policy. Certified public accountants who attend can earn six hours of continuing education credit. Other conference participants may qualify for general professional credit.
The conference is from 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. at the Austin Convention Centers Ballroom ABCLevel 1 500 East Cesar Chavez St. in Austin. Registration is from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m.
Registration is $85 per person and is nonrefundable. Registration forms can be downloaded at
www.texasworkforce.org/twcinfo/tbcforms/tbcform.html then mailed with the fee payable to:
Texas Business Conference TWC Texas Workforce Commission 101 E. 15th St. Room 0154 Austin TX 78778. Space is limited so participants are encouraged to register as soon as possible.