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Tennessee Removes COVID-19 Statute’s Sunset Provision

Tennessee has permanently extended its COVID-19 statute under an enactment that went into effect earlier this year. Senate Bill (SB) 11, signed into law with immediate effect by Governor Bill Lee on March 21, 2023,...more

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Tennessee Government Update – January 12, 2022

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Tennessee lawmakers reconvened on January 11 in Nashville for the second session of the 112th General Assembly. While the start of the 2021 session was notable due to COVID-19 mitigations that included limited access to...more

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Tennessee and Florida State Law Restrictions on Employer Vaccine Mandates

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Tennessee and Florida enacted state laws earlier this month that impose restrictions on an employer’s ability to impose vaccine mandates or to ensure employees are vaccinated. While Tennessee’s law provides employers who are...more

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Tennessee Enacts Law Restricting Enforcement of Vaccine Mandates

On November 10, 2021, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced that he would sign legislation that addresses various COVID-19–related issues, including vaccine mandates and mask mandates. The law is effective immediately....more

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New Tennessee COVID Legislation Has Significant Impact on Employers

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After days of intense discussions, and multiple amendments, in the wee hours of Saturday, October 30, 2021, the Tennessee legislature passed House Bill No. 9077/Senate Bill No. 9014. This new law will have a significant...more

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The End of Mask Mandates for Most Tennessee Counties Doesn’t Mean Employers Should Ease Up On Safety Protocols

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As of 11:59p.m. last night, most Tennessee counties lost the authority to issue local mask mandates – but that doesn’t mean that employers should rush to eliminate any facemask policies for workers or visitors. What...more

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December 2020: The Top 18 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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Tennessee Governor And Shelby County (TN) Health Department Issue New Orders Amid “Dire” COVID-19 Spread

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Following the CDC’s designation of Tennessee as the worst state in the country for new COVID-19 cases by population, Governor Lee issued Executive Order 70 urging all employers to implement remote work arrangements. The...more

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Tennessee Governor Issues Executive Order No. 68 Increasing Health Care Resources and Capacity

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On December 4, 2020, in further response to the public health emergency, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee issued Executive Order 68 https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/pub/execorders/exec-orders-lee67.pdf. Executive Order 68...more

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UPDATE: Tennessee Governor Issues Executive Order No. 67 Extending the State of Emergency and Permitting Certain Authorized Health...

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On October 30, 2020, in further response to the public health emergency, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee issued Executive Order 67 extending the state of emergency in Tennessee and, among others, suspending Title 63, Title 68,...more

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The US Regional Employment 2020 features 14 states. The guide provides expert legal commentary on the impact of COVID-19 on the workplace, the "Black Lives Matter" and "Me Too" movements, unions, the National Labor Relations...more

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$50 Million in Funding Available for Small Businesses in Tennessee

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$50 MILLION IN FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES IN TENNESSEE THROUGH SUPPLEMENTAL EMPLOYER RECOVERY GRANT PROGRAM - Tennessee Governor Bill Lee recently announced that the Supplemental Employer Recovery Grant ("SERG")...more

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Opioid Guidance, Lactation Breaks, and Liability Shields: Recent Employment News You Might Have Missed

In case you missed it, below are a few of the most recent employment law updates that may have gotten lost in the onslaught of the 24-hour news cycle. EEOC Issues Opioid Accommodation Guidance - While employers have...more

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Tennessee Governor Lee Releases Executive Order No. 59 with Focus on Health Care

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On August 28, 2020, Governor Bill Lee issued Executive Order 59 which extends the state of emergency related to the COVID-19 crisis until September 30, 2020. To help facilitate ongoing targeted regulatory flexibility to...more

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Tennessee Joins States Extending Immunity to Businesses for COVID-19 Liability Issues

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On August 17, 2020, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed legislation (S.B. 8002 / H.B. 8001) passed in a special session called by the Governor to address a stalemate between the Tennessee House and Senate on the scope of...more

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Tennessee Governor Bill Lee Signed The Tennessee COVID-19 Recovery Act

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On August 17, 2020, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed the Tennessee COVID-19 Recovery Act into law. The Act provides expansive protection to individuals and businesses from claims arising from COVID-19 unless there is clear...more

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Tennessee Passes Broad COVID-19 Liability Shield Legislation

Tennessee joins a growing list of states passing liability protections around the country. The Tennessee COVID-19 Recovery Act (the Act) protects from lawsuits arising from COVID-19 in the absence of gross negligence or...more

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Tennessee Enacts COVID-19 Liability Law

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On August 17, 2020, Governor Bill Lee signed into law the Tennessee COVID-19 Recovery Act, limiting the types of legal claims arising from COVID-19 that may be asserted and raising pleading standards for those claims that are...more

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Tennessee Government Update – August 2020

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The second special session of the 111th General Assembly concluded around 7:00 pm Wednesday, having been called by Governor Bill Lee to reconsider civil liability protection from COVID-19 related actions, among other issues....more

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New COVID-19 Liability Protections on the Way for Tennessee Businesses

Yesterday, the Tennessee Senate and House each passed the Tennessee COVID-19 Recovery Act (Act), which now heads to Gov. Lee’s desk for signature. The Act provides Tennessee businesses, nonprofit organizations, schools,...more

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Nonprofits and Grant Partners Act Now: $150M COVID-19 Relief Available in Tennessee

Gov. Lee announced yesterday (July 21) that the Financial Stimulus Accountability Group – a bi-partisan group of Tennessee General Assembly members, Lt. Gov. Randy McNally, and Finance and Administration Commissioner Butch...more

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Tennessee Governor Lee Releases Executive Order No. 53 with Limited Liability Protections for Health Care Providers

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On July 1, 2020, Governor Bill Lee issued Executive Order 53 which provides limited COVID-related liability protection for health care providers. Executive Order 53 is effective as of July 2, 2020 and will remain in effect...more

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Tennessee Governor Lee Releases Executive Order No. 50 with Focus on Health Care

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On June 29, 2020, Governor Bill Lee issued Executive Order 50 which extends the state of emergency related to the COVID-19 crisis until August 29, 2020. To help facilitate the treatment and containment of COVID-19, the order...more

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Governor Lee Signs Tennessee Executive Order No. 52

Governor Lee signed Executive Order No. 52 on June 29, 2020, extending remote notarization and witnessing of documents previously suspended in Executive Order No. 26 and Executive Order No. 37 through August 29, 2020. This...more

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111th Tennessee General Assembly Adjourns Sine Die

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The 111th Tennessee General Assembly completed its final order of business for the year in the early morning hours of June 19 following a marathon through-the-night session that began at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, June 18. The final...more

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