§ 50-7-707. Destruction of Records
Destruction of records maintained by the division of employment security shall be accomplished pursuant to the terms of title 10, chapter 7, part 3; provided, that the records shall be retained for a period of time at least as long as may be necessary in order to comply with applicable federal law.
§ 50-7-708. Protection of Rights and Benefits — Penalty for Violations
No agreement by an individual to waive, release or commute the individual’s rights to benefits, or any other rights under this chapter, shall be valid. No agreement by any individual in the employ of any person or concern to pay all or any portion of an employer’s premiums, required under this chapter from the employer, […]
§ 50-7-709. Misrepresentation to Obtain Benefits — Penalty
It is an offense for any person or entity to knowingly make a false statement or representation or fail to disclose a material fact, to obtain or increase any benefit or other payment under this chapter, either for the person’s own benefit or for the benefit of any other person. Each false statement or representation […]
§ 50-7-710. Misrepresentation to Obtain Benefits Under Other Than Tennessee Law — Penalty
It is an offense for any person to knowingly make a false statement or representation of a material fact or fail to disclose a material fact with intent to defraud by obtaining or increasing any benefit under the unemployment compensation law of any other state of the United States or of the federal government or […]
§ 50-7-711. Misrepresentation to Prevent Benefit Payments or to Evade Premium Liability — Penalty
Any employing unit, or any officer or agent of an employing unit, or any other person who makes a false statement or representation knowing it to be false, or who knowingly fails to disclose a material fact, to prevent or reduce the payment of benefits to any individual entitled to benefits, or to avoid becoming […]
§ 50-7-712. Violations — Class E Felony
Any person who willfully violates this chapter or any order, rule or regulation under this chapter, the violation of which is made unlawful, or the observance of which is required under the terms of this chapter, and for which a penalty is neither prescribed elsewhere in this chapter nor provided by any other applicable statute, […]
§ 50-7-713. Receiving Payment for Nondisclosure or Misrepresentation of Material Fact — Class E Felony
Any person who, by reason of the nondisclosure or misrepresentation by the person, or by another, of a material fact, irrespective of whether the nondisclosure or misrepresentation was known or fraudulent, has received any sum as benefits under this chapter while any conditions for the receipt of benefits imposed by this chapter were not fulfilled […]
§ 50-7-704. Protection Against Self-Incrimination
No person shall be excused from attending and testifying or from producing books, papers, correspondence, memoranda and other records before the commissioner, an unemployment hearing officer, or any duly authorized representative of any of them, or in obedience to the subpoena of any of them in any cause or proceeding before the commissioner or an […]
§ 50-7-705. Federal-State Cooperation
In the administration of this chapter, the commissioner shall cooperate with the United States department of labor to the fullest extent consistent with this chapter, and shall take action, through the adoption of appropriate rules, regulations, administrative methods and standards, necessary to secure to this state and its citizens all advantages available under the Social […]
§ 50-7-607. Employment Stabilization
The commissioner, with the advice and aid of the advisory council, and through the appropriate divisions, shall take all appropriate steps to: Reduce and prevent unemployment; Encourage and assist in the adoption of practical methods of vocational training, retraining and vocational guidance; Investigate, recommend, advise and assist in the establishment and operation, by municipalities, counties, […]