Commissioner Karla Davis

Commissioner Davis said she is honored to accept this appointment and knows we can work together to attain Governor Haslam’s aim to make Tennessee the number one state in the Southeast for high-quality jobs. She supports the governor’s goal to include – in addition to education reform and embracing a healthy lifestyle – retraining those out of work and underemployed.

Before coming with the TDLWD, Commissioner Davis worked in Memphis four years with Urban Strategies Memphis HOPE – a non-profit organization that provides case management services to public housing families under the HUD HOPE VI Grant Program. That program gives grants to redevelop public housing to eliminate concentrated pockets of poverty by razing public housing developments and replacing with mixed income communities.

“Workforce development, job skills and training, and Adult Education are near and dear to me, particularly with respect to my experience in Memphis working with public housing families, many of whom have no work experience, but desperately want jobs,” Davis recently said at a meeting of the State Workforce Development Board earlier this month.

The first quarter is the best time to begin using TNPAWS because the employee information you report is saved and displayed in the following quarters. Returning users only need to add and/or delete employees and enter the current quarter wages to complete the report. TNPAWS calculates the total, excess, and taxable wages of each employee before determining the premium due for the quarter.

A confirmation number is assigned to each completed report to notify users that the information was successfully transmitted. If premiums are due, a payment coupon is displayed. Simply print and return the payment coupon with your check to complete the filing process.