HB3096 - Tennessee - Employees, Employers, Human Rights, Titles, Short

Companion Bill SB2849. Human Rights - Enacts the "Protecting English in the Tennessee Workplace Act." - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 50. Fiscal Summary for HB3096 / *SB2849 Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for HB3096 / *SB2849 This bill affirmatively specifies that it is not an unlawful employment practice for an employer to require an employee to speak, or an applicant for employment to agree to speak, English while engaged in work. A person would not be considered to be engaged in work for purposes of this bill during any bona fide meal period, a rest period, or any other break, during which the person is not required to perform any duties. ON FEBRUARY 25, 2008, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND RESET SENATE BILL 2849, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 clarifies that a requirement that employees speak English [...]

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