United States — Tennessee
TCA § 50-9-103 — Chapter definitions
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This section defines key terms for the chapter and says covered employers must test individuals for covered drugs; it also lets the commissioner add drugs by rule.
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United States — Tennessee
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This section defines key terms for the chapter and says covered employers must test individuals for covered drugs; it also lets the commissioner add drugs by rule.
United States — Tennessee
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Employers may not knowingly pressure a job applicant or employee to obtain an exemption, or punish an employee for not obtaining one.
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This section defines key terms used in the chapter, including administrator, commissioner, employee, employer, and standard.
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Certain licensed or registered individuals are liable for the tax, employers may remit it for covered workers, and state agencies may pay it for eligible full-time state employees if the stated conditions are met.
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If temporary disability benefits are stopped or changed after starting, the employee may seek a workers' compensation mediator; unresolved disputes may go to a workers' compensation judge. Payments must continue after maximum medical improvement until the employee accepts or rejects a qualifying job, subject to a 60-da
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The commissioner must issue a written citation after an inspection or investigation if an employer is believed out of compliance, and the employer must post a copy. The citation can be challenged within 20 days, and the review commission must hear objections and issue an order.
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This section requires courts and employers to use income assignment for child support, and allows similar assignment for some alimony orders.
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This section defines “wages” for this chapter and lists what counts or does not count as wages.
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The directors may hire specified staff and advisors and set their compensation, if needed to manage the authority and its facilities.
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Employers must not pay employees in the same establishment less because of sex when the work is comparable, and must not retaliate against employees who help enforce this rule.
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This section says the chapter does not change an employer’s duty to provide a safe workplace and does not bar employers or employees from using other civil or criminal remedies allowed by law.
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An out-of-state income-withholding order may be sent to the obligor’s employer without first filing or registering it in this state.
United States — Tennessee
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The board may certify an amount when teacher employer contribution rates rise above the 2018 level, and the trust trustees must decide whether a transfer is in beneficiaries’ best interests before directing any transfer. The fund’s assets must be used only for the section’s purpose and reasonable administration and inv
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The section creates several divisions in the department, creates an administrator office for each, and assigns appointment, budget, enforcement, and employee-rights duties.
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An inmate’s work must be assigned to fit the inmate’s age, sex, and health, while also considering the most profitable work.
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This section says certain hiring and classification actions are not discriminatory when religion or sex is a bona fide occupational qualification, and it also allows filed affirmative-action-style plans that the commission has not disapproved.
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Certain salaried officers, agents, and employees must file an oath or affirmation with the recorder before starting their duties.
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A qualifying teacher must contribute to the retirement system while employed and keep prior service credits.
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Counties may employ accountants to audit county officers’ and employees’ books, but they must first request and obtain approval from the comptroller of the treasury.
United States — Tennessee
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An employer must give written notice before a peace officer starts outside-primary-jurisdiction work, and the officer must wear markings identifying private duty law enforcement status unless authorized to wear the primary jurisdiction’s uniform.