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Latest Action: 01/07/2008 - Placed on Senate Jud Comm. Calendar for 01/08/2008 Bill TextConstitutional Amendments - Proposes a constitutional amendment to establish a minimum wage for certain persons employed within this state; authorizes the general assembly to increase the rate and scope of such minimum wage. - Fiscal Summary for *SJR0047 Increase State Expenditures - $20,000 One-Time
Latest Action: 02/01/2007 - Passed second consideration, Referred to Government Operations for review--Consumer & Employee Affairs Bill TextCompanion Bill SB0155. Employees, Employers - Enacts the "Tennessee Minimum Wage Act." - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 2. Fiscal Summary for *HB0062 / SB0155(Corrected) Increase State Revenues - Not Significant Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Revenues - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *HB0062 / SB0155 This bill institutes a state minimum wage of $6.15 per hour and provides that: (1) Employers subject to this bill post a summary of this bill and any applicable wage orders and regulations in a conspicuous and accessible place in or about the place of business; (2) The department of labor and workforce development enforce this bill under the direction of the commissioner of labor and workforce development; (3) The commissioner cooperate [...] show full description
Latest Action: 04/29/2008 - Taken off notice for Calendar in Calendar & Rules Bill TextEmployees, Employers - Creates the Class B misdemeanor offense of an illegal alien knowingly receiving compensation for working in this state, unless granted an exemption by the U.S. department of labor; specifies that any money derived from such unlawful employment is subject to the criminal forfeiture provisions. - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 1. Fiscal Summary for *HB0066 / SB0252MINIMAL
Latest Action: 03/18/2008 - Taken Off Notice For Calendar in Subcommittee Employee Affairs of Consumer and Employee Affairs of Consumer & Employees Affairs Committee Bill TextCompanion Bill SB0254. Employees, Employers - Requires employers to examine documents listed on department of homeland security Form 1-9 at the time a person is hired and to retain the documents for a period of time; permits the commissioner of labor and workforce development to assess a civil penalty for noncompliance; creates a Class E felony to hire an illegal alien. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 50. Fiscal Summary for *HB0074 / SB0254MINIMAL Bill Summary for *HB0074 / SB0254 Under present law, it is a Class B misdemeanor for any person to knowingly and willfully hire an illegal alien or refer an illegal alien for employment and, if applicable, the offender's business license must be revoked and the offender is forever barred from doing business in Tennessee. The present law prohibition against hiring illegal aliens is enforced by the department [...] show full description
Latest Action: 03/25/2008 - Taken Off Notice For Calendar in Subcommittee Employee Affairs of Consumer and Employee Affairs of Consumer & Employees Affairs Committee Bill TextEmployees, Employers - Increases penalty for persons who knowingly employ or refer illegal aliens for employment from a Class B misdemeanor to a Class A misdemeanor; directs department of labor and workforce development to study the effect of illegal immigration on Tennessee. - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 1, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for HB0727 / *SB0204Increase State Expenditures - $500,000 One-Time
Latest Action: 02/12/2008 - Assigned to Subcommittee Civil Practice and Procedure of JUD Bill TextCompanion Bill SB1057. Employees, Employers - Enacts the Tennessee Immigration Compliance Act; requires persons confined for a felony or DUI to be checked for authorization to be in the United States; restricts public benefits given to persons who are not authorized to be in the United States. - Amends amend TCA Title 4; Title 12; Title 41, Chapter 2 and Title 50. Fiscal Summary for *HB0880 / SB1057Increase State Expenditures - Exceeds $100,000 Other Fiscal Impact - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will send instructors to Tennessee to train selected officers of the Tennessee Highway Patrol. The costs of the five-week training session will be borne by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The costs of travel and per diem for officers to attend the training and the costs of backfill and over-time to cover such officers position while attending the training will [...] show full description
Latest Action: 02/14/2007 - Passed second consideration, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. Bill TextCompanion Bill SB1327. Employees, Employers - Makes certain revisions to the existing requirement that certain employees obtain a health certificate prior to working in contact with food; requires general and home improvement contractors to submit proof of workers' compensation and general liability insurance upon licensure or renewal. - Amends TCA Title 50; Title 53, Chapter 8; Title 62, Chapter 37 and Title 62, Chapter 6. Fiscal Summary for *HB1049 / SB1327 Increase State Expenditures - $7,080,100 Recurring $244,000 One-Time Increase State Revenues - $7,500 Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - $3,520,500 Increase Local Govt. Revenues - $3,520,500 Bill Summary for *HB1049 / SB1327 This bill makes various changes to present law regarding food handlers, contractors, and home improvement contractors. FOOD HANDLERS [...] show full description
Latest Action: 05/01/2008 - Re-Referred to Calendar & Rules Bill TextCompanion Bill SB0712. Employees, Employers - Requires employers to report to department of human services certain identifying information regarding employment of subcontractors and independent contractors. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 5, Part 11. Fiscal Summary for HB1323 / *SB0712Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Other Fiscal Impact - Increase Federal Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for HB1323 / *SB0712 Present law requires employers to furnish to the department of human services a report that contains the name, address, hire date and social security number of each newly hired employee for purposes of child support enforcement. This bill specifies that this requirement for information about employees includes information about subcontractors and independent contractors of the employer.
Latest Action: 03/18/2008 - Taken Off Notice For Calendar in Subcommittee Employee Affairs of Consumer and Employee Affairs of Consumer & Employees Affairs Committee Bill TextEmployees, Employers - Prohibits local governments from requiring private employer to pay its employees any wage not required to be paid to such employee under state or federal law. - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 2, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for *HB1576 / SB1980 MINIMAL
Latest Action: 03/18/2008 - Taken Off Notice For Calendar in Subcommittee Employee Affairs of Consumer and Employee Affairs of Consumer & Employees Affairs Committee Bill TextEmployees, Employers - Requires employers receiving a Tennessee job skills grant filing a final report with the department of economic and community development to report the outcome measurements for the project and the actual cost per person enrolled, trained, hired, and retained in employment in addition to other presently required information. - Amends TCA Section 50-7-451. Fiscal Summary for HB1584 / *SB1047Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant
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Latest Action: 05/08/2008 - Companion became Public Chapter 791 Bill TextCompanion Bill SB4130. Employees, Employers - Grants authority for volunteer firefighters who work all night fighting a fire or who are on call to take the following day off from work as a vacation day or sick leave day without loss of pay in certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 1. Fiscal Summary for *HB4175 / SB4130 MINIMAL Bill Summary for *HB4175 / SB4130 Present law prohibits any employer from terminating an employee who is a volunteer firefighter solely because the employee, when acting as a volunteer firefighter, is absent or late to work in order to respond to an emergency prior to the time the employee is to report to work. An employer may charge any time that an employee who is a volunteer firefighter loses from employment because of such employee's response to an emergency against the employee's regular pay. [...] show full description
Latest Action: 05/08/2008 - Public Chapter 791 Bill TextCompanion Bill HB4175. Employees, Employers - Grants authority for volunteer firefighters who work all night fighting a fire or who are on call to take the following day off from work as a vacation day or sick leave day without loss of pay in certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 1. Fiscal Summary for SB4130 / *HB4175 MINIMAL Bill Summary for SB4130 / *HB4175 Present law prohibits any employer from terminating an employee who is a volunteer firefighter solely because the employee, when acting as a volunteer firefighter, is absent or late to work in order to respond to an emergency prior to the time the employee is to report to work. An employer may charge any time that an employee who is a volunteer firefighter loses from employment because of such employee's response to an emergency against the employee's regular pay. [...] show full description
Latest Action: 02/04/2008 - Passed second consideration, Referred to Senate C,L&A Comm. Bill TextCompanion Bill HB3892. Unemployment Compensation - Creates sytem for reporting unemployment compensation fraud; includes criminal conduct in definition of misconduct; mandates loss of benefits for fraudulent conduct; classifies fraud in same manner as theft for determining class of criminal offense; establishes limits on number of unexcused absences or incidences of tardiness; and makes various other changes to unemployment security law. - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 7. Fiscal Summary for SB4000 / *HB3892Increase State Expenditures - $ 672,400/One-Time $2,053,300/Recurring $13,800/Incarceration* Decrease State Revenue - $1,000,000/ Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund Other Fiscal Impact - There will be an increase in expenditures associated with award payouts under the provisions of the bill. The bill does not specify [...] show full description
Latest Action: 04/22/2008 - Action Deferred in Consumer & Employees Affairs Committee to 1/1/2009 Bill TextCompanion Bill SB2989. Workers' Compensation - Exempts certain employers and employees from certain provisions of the Workers' Compensation Law on religious grounds. - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 6. Fiscal Summary for HB4160 / *SB2989 MINIMAL Bill Summary for HB4160 / *SB2989 This bill authorizes employers to apply for exemption from the Workers' Compensation Act with respect to employees who provide a written waiver and an affidavit indicating that the employee is a member of a recognized religious sect that is conscientiously opposed to the acceptance of the benefits of public or private insurance. In the case of an employee who is a minor, this bill authorizes the minor's guardian to make the affidavit and waiver. NOTE: The word "employer" in the second sentence of ? 50-6-135(a) should be "employee." ON APRIL 21, 2008, THE [...] show full description
Latest Action: 03/12/2008 - Assigned to Subcommittee Utilities, Banking and Small Business of COM Bill TextCompanion Bill SB3964. Human Rights - Requires employers to make reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities and provides that state law regarding persons with disabilities shall be interpreted in accordance with federal law. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 21 and Title 8, Chapter 50, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for *HB3881 / SB3964 Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *HB3881 / SB3964 Under present state law, employment discrimination based solely upon any physical, mental, or visual handicap of the applicant is prohibited, unless the handicap to some degree prevents the applicant from performing the duties required by the employment sought or impairs the performance of the work involved. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires that employers make a reasonable accommodation for disabled employees [...] show full description
Latest Action: 02/04/2008 - Passed second consideration, Referred to Senate C,L&A Comm. Bill TextCompanion Bill HB3881. Human Rights - Requires employers to make reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities and provides that state law regarding persons with disabilities shall be interpreted in accordance with federal law. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 21 and Title 8, Chapter 50, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for SB3964 / *HB3881 Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for SB3964 / *HB3881 Under present state law, employment discrimination based solely upon any physical, mental, or visual handicap of the applicant is prohibited, unless the handicap to some degree prevents the applicant from performing the duties required by the employment sought or impairs the performance of the work involved. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires that employers make a reasonable accommodation for disabled employees [...] show full description
Latest Action: 04/01/2008 - Taken Off Notice For Calendar in Subcommittee Employee Affairs of Consumer and Employee Affairs of Consumer & Employees Affairs Committee Bill TextCompanion Bill SB4000. Unemployment Compensation - Creates sytem for reporting unemployment compensation fraud; includes criminal conduct in definition of misconduct; mandates loss of benefits for fraudulent conduct; classifies fraud in same manner as theft for determining class of criminal offense; establishes limits on number of unexcused absences or incidences of tardiness; and makes various other changes to unemployment security law. - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 7. Fiscal Summary for *HB3892 / SB4000Increase State Expenditures - $ 672,400/One-Time $2,053,300/Recurring $13,800/Incarceration* Decrease State Revenue - $1,000,000/ Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund Other Fiscal Impact - There will be an increase in expenditures associated with award payouts under the provisions of the bill. The bill does not specify [...] show full description
Latest Action: 04/15/2008 - Taken Off Notice For Calendar in: Consumer & Employees Affairs Committee Bill TextWorkers' Compensation - Authorizes any workers' compensation medical report to be given to the employee's family, if the employee consents thereto or if the employee is incapacitated. - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 6. Fiscal Summary for *HB3783 / SB3939 MINIMAL
Latest Action: 04/15/2008 - Assigned to Gen. Sub of: Senate C,L&A Comm. Bill TextWorkers' Compensation - Authorizes any workers' compensation medical report to be given to the employee's family, if the employee consents thereto or if the employee is incapacitated. - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 6. Fiscal Summary for SB3939 / *HB3783 MINIMAL
Latest Action: 04/08/2008 - Failed In Subcommittee Employee Affairs of Consumer and Employee Affairs of Consumer & Employees Affairs Committee Bill TextEmployees, Employers - Permits the payment of employees in private employments on a monthly basis in addition to the present law which authorizes payment at more frequent periods than semi-monthly; clarifies that the time periods in present law in which employees are to be paid apply to payments of wages on a semi-monthly basis. - Amends TCA Section 50-2-103. Fiscal Summary for HB3706 / *SB3169 MINIMAL
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