Texas worker-resource routes
Start with the official offices below. These links help you find the right forum; they do not determine whether a particular worker, employer, claim, or organizing activity is covered.
Agency route verified; legal interpretation still requires facts.
Filing deadlines, employee coverage, remedies, local ordinances, and public-sector rules can differ. Confirm the current primary law and the agency's instructions before acting.
For organizing questions, titles such as contractor, supervisor, public employee, rail, airline, agricultural, or domestic worker can change the legal lane.
State labor office
Workforce Commission
The U.S. Department of Labor lists this as the jurisdiction's state labor-office route. Use the federal directory link below to inspect the source record.
Open state labor agencySource record
DOL state labor-office directory
The federal directory provides the state office name, contact information, and official website used in this dataset.
Verify the directory entryWage and hour
Compare state and federal routes
Use the state agency for state-law questions and the federal Wage and Hour Division for FLSA coverage. Coverage, exemptions, remedies, and filing clocks can differ.
Open DOL state-law topicsWorkplace safety
Federal OSHA jurisdiction
Federal OSHA covers most private-sector workers. Federal OSHA does not cover state and local government workers in jurisdictions without an approved public-sector State Plan.
Open official OSHA routeDiscrimination
EEOC and Fair Employment Practices Agencies
EEOC identifies state and local Fair Employment Practices Agencies and explains dual filing. State and local coverage, deadlines, standards, and remedies can differ from federal law.
Open EEOC FEPA guidancePublic sector — review required
Verify the exact employer and current state or local law
Do not infer bargaining rights from the agency list. Public-sector coverage can vary by employer type, occupation, level of government, and current state or local law; verify the primary statute and current administering authority.
Open official government index