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Tennessee Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board ruled that an employee who used another person’s identity to obtain a job is still entitled to workers’ compensation benefits after suffering serious injuries in a trench collapse. The worker…
Legislation approved by the Tennessee House would require all state and local government employers to verify the lawful work status of new hires using the federal E‑Verify system beginning July 1, 2026. The bill mandates documentation retention, grants enforcement…
Tennessee’s Savanna’s Law creates the nation’s first public registry for repeat domestic violence offenders, effectiveJanuary 1, 2026. The database, maintained by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, lists individuals convicted ofmultiple domestic violence offenses…
Tennessee’s Information Protection Act (TIPA), effective July 2025, regulates businesses operating in Tennessee orserving its residents with over $25 million revenue and significant personal data handling. It grants consumers rights toaccess, correct, delete data, and…
Organizations that complied with early-2025 consumer privacy laws now face more change: three new privacyregimes—Tennessee (effective July 1), Minnesota (July 31), and Maryland (October 1)—plus six more slated forJanuary 1, 2026, in Kentucky, Rhode Island, and…
Tennessee’s new immigration enforcement law mandates that employers verify the legal status of their workers through the E-Verify system, effective January 1, 2025. Companies with more than 6 employees must use this federal tool to ensure employees are legally…
Tennessee’s background check laws require employers to follow specific guidelines when conducting criminal background checks. Employers must comply with federal regulations, including the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), and consider how criminal history impacts…
Although the car of a Mid-South nurse was found with meth, marijuana and 600 prescription pills inside, her license has remained untarnished. The state’s licensure verification database, along with the national database, Nursys, both state “no history of disciplinary…
Tennessee’s state immigration law just received an important update by the state legislature and Governor, and many employers in the state will soon be impacted. Beginning January 1, 2017, all Tennessee businesses with 50 or more employees will be required to use the…
While Chattanooga leaders are working to make it easier to hire people with criminal backgrounds, the Chattanooga Police Department is years behind on expunging its own records, with 23,000 files outstanding. “It could create real problems,” longtime…