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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.

1,857 matching statutes

• United States — Tennessee

  TCA § 50-1-310 — Discharge of teacher for refusal to participate in or remain silent about illegal activities — Damages — Frivolous lawsuits

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  A teacher employed by a local education agency cannot be fired or otherwise discriminated against for refusing to take part in, or stay silent about, illegal activities.

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• United States — Tennessee

  TCA § 8-27-803 — Trusts to be irrevocable — Administration of trusts — Protection of trust assets, income and distributions

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  Trusts created under this part must be irrevocable, and their assets must be used only for the part’s purposes.

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• United States — Tennessee

  TCA § 8-8-303 — Waiver of governmental immunity — Special deputies

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  The county’s immunity is waived for certain claims involving special deputies, but only up to a bond-based cap; special deputies must also show at least $50,000 in financial responsibility before serving.

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• United States — Tennessee

  TCA § 8-34-606 — Educational leave as creditable service

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  Members on qualifying educational leave may get retirement credit if they meet the listed conditions and get board approval.

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• United States — Tennessee

  TCA § 45-3-505 — Contracts for savings programs

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  An association may enter into savings-related contracts with employers, other persons, or federally approved programs, subject in one case to the commissioner’s rules.

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• United States — Tennessee

  TCA § 8-36-715 — Increase in retirement allowance for retired teachers, wildlife officers, state police officers, firefighters, police officers and general employees

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  Retirement allowances for listed retired public employees are increased on a set schedule, with some exceptions and a special resolution-based rule for certain participating employers.

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• United States — Tennessee

  TCA § 4-51-110 — Employees — Personnel program

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  The corporation must maintain a personnel program, set employee pay terms, and apply checks and restrictions for hiring and employee conflicts.

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• United States — Tennessee

  TCA § 50-5-112 — Violations — Penalties

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  This section sets criminal and civil penalties for violations, including youth peddling violations, and gives the commissioner discretion to warn, assess penalties, or proceed civilly or criminally.

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• United States — Tennessee

  TCA § 7-36-109 — Powers of board of directors

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  The board of directors controls the authority’s affairs and most powers, including hiring the president, setting the president’s pay, and approving major financial and governance matters; the president handles the other authority powers and manages employees.

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• United States — Tennessee

  TCA § 62-43-112 — Violations — Grounds for action

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  This section prohibits false statements and record falsification, and lets the department take enforcement action, including penalties and registration revocation, for violations or listed grounds.

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  TCA § 62-29-103 — Persons who may act as tax preparers

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  A person may not act as a tax return preparer unless they fit one of the listed licensed-professional categories or an exemption applies.

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• United States — Tennessee

  TCA § 41-6-205 — Receipt by inmates — Rules and regulations — Unemployment compensation

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  Inmates employed under this part are entitled to wages for their work, after allowed deductions, and those wages must be paid no later than release. Inmates must also waive unemployment-compensation rights as a condition of employment.

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