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Employment law in United States — Tennessee

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• United States — Tennessee

  TCA § 50-2-112 — Restrictions on local government authority regarding requiring private employers to pay wages in excess of federal and state minimum hourly wage laws

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  Local governments generally cannot require private employers to pay wages above federal or state minimums, and cannot require higher prevailing wages for construction contracts, except when needed to avoid losing federal funds for a specific contract, project, or program.

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  TCA § 8-25-205 — Employer contributions

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  The employer must make contributions for eligible employees at specified rates, with a cap tied to federal law.

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  TCA § 50-6-609 — Scope of insurance by fund

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  The fund must insure an employer against workers' compensation claims arising out of employment, and do so as fully as any other insurer.

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  TCA § 8-27-807 — Participation in other post-employment investment trust

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  A local education agency is not prohibited from participating in another post-employment benefits investment trust created under chapter 50, part 12.

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  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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  TCA § 50-6-920 — Offense — Violation

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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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  TCA § 50-3-103 — Chapter definitions

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  This section defines key terms used in the chapter, including administrator, commissioner, employee, employer, and standard.

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  TCA § 67-4-1709 — Liability for tax by certain individuals — Employer's option to remit

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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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  TCA § 50-6-234 — Discontinuance or change in temporary disability benefits by employer — Resumption or increase of benefits

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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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  TCA § 50-3-307 — Citation of violations

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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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  TCA § 36-5-501 — Income withholding

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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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  TCA § 50-7-213 — “Wages” defined

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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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