Webinar Series: Employer Insights-New Salary Rules and Legal Must-Knows

William T. (Tommy) Simmons serves as legal counsel for Commissioner Joe Esparza, the employer representative on the Texas Workforce Commission, where he advises the Commissioner on agency rulemaking and final-level unemployment, wage claim, and tax appeals, assists business groups with employment-related legislation, and counsels employers on Texas and federal employment laws. Mr. Simmons has served as legal advisor to the Commissioner representing employers since 1987 and has given over 2600 talks before employer groups. He authored the TWC book Texas Guidebook for Employers and was the assistant editor of the Employment Law Handbook of the Texas Association of Business during its time of publication. Recent awards from employer groups include the Texas Payroll Conference (Spirit of TPC - 2004, and Government Partner Award - 2008), the Texas Association of Business (Lifetime Friend of Employers Award - 2012), and in 2018, the National Foundation for Unemployment Compensation and Workers’ Compensation - UWC recognized Mr. Simmons with its J. Eldred Hill, Jr. Award for service to the employer community in the public policy arena.