§ 50-10-102. Chapter Definitions
As used in this chapter: “Commissioner” means the commissioner of labor and workforce development; “Employer” means a person employing fifteen (15) or more employees; “Reasonable accommodation” may include: Making existing facilities used by employees readily accessible and usable; Providing more frequent, longer, or flexible breaks; Providing a private place, other than a bathroom stall, for […]
§ 50-10-103. Reasonable Accommodations for Pregnant Workers — Medical Certification
An employer is not required to do the following unless the employer does or would do so for another employee or a class of employees that need a reasonable accommodation: Hire new employees that the employer would not have otherwise hired; Discharge an employee, transfer another employee with more seniority, or promote another employee who […]
§ 50-10-104. Enforcement — Rules — Civil Action
The commissioner shall enforce this chapter and may promulgate rules necessary to effectuate this chapter in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5. Any person adversely affected by an act in violation of this chapter may bring a civil action in the chancery court or circuit court in the […]
§ 50-9-116. Consideration of Prescriptions Issued Within Six Months Prior to Positive Confirmed Drug Result
As used in this section: “Issued” means the date that the licensed physician physically wrote or electronically transmitted the prescription to the pharmacy; and “Valid prescription” means a prescription that is written or electronically sent by a licensed practitioner for the individual subject to a drug test pursuant to this chapter and filled in a […]
§ 50-10-101. Short Title
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Tennessee Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.”
§ 50-9-108. Drug or Alcohol Use Not a Disability — Drug or Alcohol Use “Cause” for Firing or Failure to Hire — Miscellaneous Provisions
An employee or job applicant whose drug or alcohol test result is confirmed as positive in accordance with this section shall not, by virtue of the result alone, be deemed to have a disability as defined under federal, state or local disability discrimination laws. A covered employer who discharges or disciplines an employee or refuses […]
§ 50-9-109. Confidentiality of Records — Parental Notification
All information, interviews, reports, statements, memoranda and drug or alcohol test results, written or otherwise, received by the covered employer through a drug or alcohol testing program are confidential communications and may not be used or received in evidence, obtained in discovery or disclosed in any public or private proceedings, except in accordance with this […]
§ 50-9-110. Prerequisites for Processing Test Specimens — Licensure of Testing Laboratory
A laboratory may not analyze initial or confirmation test specimens unless: The laboratory is licensed and approved by the department of health, using criteria established by the United States department of health and human services as guidelines for modeling the state drug-free testing program pursuant to this section, or the laboratory is certified by the […]
§ 50-9-111. Rules and Regulations — Guidelines for State Testing Program
The administrator of the bureau of workers’ compensation is authorized to adopt rules, using the rules and guidelines adopted by the department of health and criteria established by the United States department of health and human services and the United States department of transportation as guidelines for modeling the state drug and alcohol testing program, […]
§ 50-9-112. Temporary Employment Agencies Exempt From Drug-Free Workplace Requirements
A temporary employment agency shall not be required by rule, regulation or policy of the department of labor and workforce development to implement a drug-free workplace pursuant to this chapter.