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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 § 8-50-1102 — Eligibility — Granting of leave

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  Public employees who are members of a qualifying U.S. athletic team may seek leave, but the public employer decides whether to grant it.

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  TCA § 8-50-1106 — Extension of employment

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  This provision says it does not authorize or require extending employment past when it would otherwise end by law, rule, or regulation.

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  TCA § 8-36-920 — Hybrid plan benefits trust account

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  This section sets up several trust accounts for a hybrid retirement plan and directs how contributions, interest, dividends, transfers, and benefits are to be allocated among them.

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  TCA § 8-37-502 — Reports and payments

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  Employers must send monthly salary and contribution information to the state treasurer by the 10th day of each month and pay the contributions due at the same time, with a separate 5-business-day rule for stabilization reserve trust account payments after invoice.

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  TCA § 50-1-711 — Compliance with federal immigration law

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  An employer’s obligations to comply with federal immigration law remain in place, including properly completing and keeping employment eligibility verification forms or documents.

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  TCA § 5-23-108 — Existing authority to be retained by officials

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  Local officials keep their current authority over employment decisions, so long as they do not conflict with this chapter.

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  TCA § 50-3-911 — Inspection and enforcement of local government programs

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  Local government employers are generally protected from action, except for certain inspections and investigation/enforcement actions, unless they choose to be treated as private employers.

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  TCA § 56-26-204 — Pooling of liabilities to self-insurer

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  Certain employer groups and qualifying associations may pool liabilities to qualify as self-insurers, but they must meet organizational conditions and follow commissioner rules.

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  TCA § 8-15-102 — Employment by committee — Bond

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  A committee of at least three county legislative body members appoints the auditor, and the committee must require the accountant to provide bond for faithful performance of duties.

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  TCA § 33-2-1202 — Organizations to perform background checks on employees

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  Organizations must run criminal background checks and related reference/registry checks for certain employees and volunteers before letting them work with service recipients.

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  TCA § 50-2-111 — Application of chapter

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  This chapter applies only when an individual performs services for an employer for wages and the services meet the employer-employee relationship test described here.

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  TCA § 8-25-111 — Election to become a participating employer in deferred compensation program — “Governmental entity” defined — Election of employer for matching of contributions — No increased cost to state

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  Certain Tennessee governmental entities may join the deferred compensation program, but only with chair approval and any terms the chair sets.

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