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Employment law in United States — Tennessee

Employer duties, worker rights, contracts, workplace standards, and labour relations. Every result links to its stored legal text and available official source evidence.

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• United States — Tennessee

  TCA § 8-35-213 — Tennessee County Services Association — Tennessee County Highway Officials Association

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  This section makes the Tennessee County Services Association a participating employer and lets the Tennessee County Highway Officials Association join if its board approves the required resolutions and study. Its employees must contribute and participate on the same terms as comparable employees, and the association mu

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  TCA § 36-5-1102 — Reports of new employees

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  Each employer must give the department a report about each newly hired employee.

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  TCA § 8-34-206 — State assumption of employee contributions

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  The state must assume up to 5% of employee contributions for certain covered public employees, while excluded employees must keep contributing.

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  TCA § 8-38-101 — Chapter definitions

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  This section defines key terms used in the chapter.

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  TCA § 50-3-702 — Accident reports

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  Employers must report workplace accidents causing death or personal injury, and some reports have specific deadlines; the bureau also controls forms and certain report access.

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  TCA § 7-51-205 — Firefighters — Disease, cancer or death — Presumptions

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  This section defines “firefighter” and lets certain qualifying counties adopt an ordinance creating cancer, disease, and death presumptions for covered firefighters, subject to rebuttal by competent medical evidence.

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  TCA § 50-7-304 — Procedure for claims and appeals

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  This section sets out how unemployment claims are processed, decided, appealed, and reviewed, and it requires employers and agency officials to give notices, respond, and act within stated time limits.

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  TCA § 65-11-106 — Liability for blocking street crossing

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  A railroad train crew member is not personally guilty for blocking a street crossing if the act was needed to follow the employer’s or officers’ orders.

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  TCA § 71-4-701 — Purpose — Applicability

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  This part is meant to help people with severe disabilities gain competitive integrated employment and greater independence. It applies to governmental entities supported by the general assembly.

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  TCA § 39-17-1802 — Part definitions

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  This section defines key terms used in the part, including identification, age-restricted venue, employee, employer, place of employment, public place, restaurant, retail tobacco store, smoking, and sports arena.

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  TCA § 8-25-104 — Responsibility for implementing programs — Payroll deductions — Billing and administration — Requiring participation

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  This section assigns plan-implementation responsibilities for deferred or tax-sheltered compensation plans, requires payroll deductions to be made by the appropriate payroll officer, and sets automatic enrollment and opt-out rules for eligible employees.

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  TCA § 50-1-308 — Payroll deductions for health insurance premiums

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  An employer that offers title 56 health insurance may, on an employee’s request, deduct the employee’s share of premiums from payroll.

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