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Employment law in United States — Tennessee

Employer duties, worker rights, contracts, workplace standards, and labour relations. These records come from release legal-2026.07.26-907 and link directly to stored legal text.

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• United States — Tennessee

  TCA § 50-6-421 — Requesting and obtaining information on employer workers' compensation insurance policies to ensure compliance with law — Confidentiality — What constitutes public record. [Applicable to injuries occurring prior to July 1, 2014.]

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  The labor commissioner may request employer workers’ compensation insurance information to check compliance. Most of that information is confidential, except as subsection (b) provides, but state agencies or designated vendors may use it for compliance purposes.

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  TCA § 56-32-123 — Bidding

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  Some employers offering health benefit plans must give at least two qualified HMOs a chance to bid or provide services, if the statutory conditions are met.

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  TCA § 50-6-420 — Legislative intent

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  The section says the legislature intends that insurers be encouraged to give employers semi-annual claim-status reports at no cost after a claim is filed under this chapter.

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  TCA § 50-5-102 — Part definitions

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  This section defines terms used in the part, including agricultural work, employer, minor, school days, school hours, week, and youth peddling.

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  TCA § 50-6-406 — Evidence of compliance to be filed — Penalty for failing to comply — Liability to employee in damages — Defenses

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  Employers, or their insurance carriers unless the employer is self-insured, must file proof of compliance with the workers’ compensation requirement with the bureau within 30 days after insurance is obtained or renewed, using the form set by the administrator.

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  TCA § 4-6-105 — No impairment, interruption or diminution of employee rights, salary, benefits, leave accumulation or employment on transfer of career service employees to the department of correction

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  A transfer of career service employees must not reduce or interrupt their rights, salary, benefits, leave, or employment.

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  TCA § 50-1-206 — Right to work

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  Employees have rights to work without union membership pressure, without certain union-related contract restraints, without paying union dues or fees, and to decertify a bargaining representative under federal law compliance.

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  TCA § 64-5-101 — Creation — Purpose

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  Creates the Tennessee central economic authority and directs it to develop the region and focus on economic development and employment opportunities.

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  TCA § 35-50-106 — Trusts for employees' benefit — Rule against perpetuities

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  Employee-benefit trusts described here are not invalid under the rule against perpetuities, and they may continue as long as needed to carry out their purposes.

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  TCA § 43-14-204 — Employment of officers, agents and employees — Duties — Compensation

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  The committee may hire staff, ask for legal services, and delegate powers; it must also set staff qualifications, duties, and compensation.

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  TCA § 56-9-325 — Contingent claims — Claims made under employment contracts

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  Certain contingent claims may still be allowed, and some employment-contract claims are limited to pre-order services.

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  TCA § 56-7-2211 — Contracting with a small employer insurer — Compliance with federal laws

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  A health group cooperative may contract only with a small employer insurer that meets listed licensing, capacity, provider, grievance, and service standards, and it must comply with applicable federal laws.

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  TCA § 8-37-211 — Return of accumulated contributions to terminated CETA employees

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  If employer contributions for CETA employees have been refunded, the employee contributions must be refunded to the member.

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  TCA § 50-6-407 — Certificate of compliance with insurance provisions

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  Certain employers must post a workers' compensation notice at their business premises, and the notice must contain specified information.

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  TCA § 50-1-901 — Designating an exclusive bargaining representative

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  Employees and employers covered here may use a secret ballot to designate an exclusive bargaining representative when the law permits it.

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  TCA § 56-5-114 — Joint underwriting, pools, residual market mechanisms, and workers' compensation assigned risk plans

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  Insurers in joint underwriting, pools, or residual market mechanisms may cooperate on rates and related insurance work, but they must follow filing, approval, participation, reporting, and plan rules tied to the commissioner.

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  TCA § 9-8-111 — Compensation for loss, damage or destruction of personal property

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  The state must compensate state employees for qualifying personal property loss, damage, or destruction, subject to listed exceptions and limits.

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  TCA § 40-39-203 — Offender registration — Registration forms — Contents

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  Offenders must register or report in person when specific changes or events happen, often within 48 hours.

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  TCA § 8-50-1207 — Scope of part

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  This provision says it does not create or grant rights or privileges for other post-employment benefits.

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  TCA § 55-12-132 — Employer filing proof of financial responsibility for employee — Limited license — Fee — Examination

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  A person whose license was revoked for lack of financial responsibility may get a limited license for work driving if proof of financial responsibility is provided, but the person must pay a $65 restoration fee and pass a driver license exam.

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