Tennessee
Enhanced to improve the comprehensiveness, organization and scope of coverage.
Updated to reflect an amendment regarding marketplace contractors, effective October 1, 2020.
This guide highlights key aspects of Tennessee disability law. It covers disability discrimination, pregnancy accommodations, and service animals in the workplace and places of public accommodation.
This guide provides HR and payroll professionals with compliance guidance regarding the test for employee state unemployment insurance (SUI) tax coverage and what constitutes SUI taxable wages in Tennessee. It covers topics such as the taxable wage base, contribution rates, experience rating methods, SUTA dumping prevention, voluntary contributions, joint or combined accounts, quarterly reporting requirements, penalties for late filing, benefit overpayments, multiple worksite reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
This policy template was reviewed with respect to the National Labor Relations Board’s Stericycle ruling and no updates were required.
This guide provides HR professionals with an overview of Tennessee requirements regarding workplace safety and health, including those related to the state plan; the Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Act; the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Division of Occupational Safety and Health (TOSHA); recordkeeping and reporting; workplace posters; differences from federal law; bloodborne pathogens; hazard communication; and the use of electronic devices while driving. This guide also provides information on the state's occupational safety and health consultation services.