§ 50-7-603. Regulations and Rules
Regulations and rules may be adopted, amended or rescinded by the commissioner as provided in the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.
§ 50-7-604. Publications
The commissioner shall cause to be printed for distribution to the public the text of this chapter, the commissioner’s regulations and general rules, the commissioner’s annual reports to the governor, to be printed for distribution biennially, and any other material the commissioner deems relevant and suitable and shall furnish the material to any person upon […]
§ 50-7-605. Personnel
Subject to this chapter, the commissioner is authorized to appoint, fix the compensation and prescribe the duties and powers of officers, accountants, attorneys, experts and other persons necessary in the performance of the commissioner’s duties. All positions except those provided for in § 50-7-714 shall be filled by persons selected and appointed on a nonpartisan […]
§ 50-7-606. State Unemployment Compensation Advisory Council
The commissioner shall appoint a state unemployment compensation advisory council composed of an equal number of employer representatives and employee representatives who may fairly be regarded as representative because of their vocation, employment or affiliations, and of members representing the general public that the commissioner may designate. This council shall aid the commissioner in formulating […]
§ 50-7-503. Unemployment Compensation Special Administrative Fund
There is created in the state treasury a fund to be known as the “unemployment compensation special administrative fund,” which shall consist of interest collected on delinquent payments pursuant to § 50-7-404(a), the penalty rate payments collected under § 50-7-403(b)(2)(G)(i)(b ), the civil money penalties collected under § 50-7-403(b)(2)(G)(ii), penalties collected in accordance with § […]
§ 50-7-504. Nonliability of State for Benefits
Benefits shall be deemed to be due and payable under this chapter only to the extent provided in this chapter and to the extent that moneys are available for the benefits to the credit of the unemployment compensation fund, and neither the state nor the commissioner shall be liable for any amount in excess of […]
§ 50-7-505. Assessment for Payment of Interest — Interest Paid on Advancement Fund
In addition to all other premiums due under this chapter, if on any June 1, the fund has utilized during the preceding eight-month period or it has been determined that during the next four-month period ending on September 30, the fund will utilize moneys advanced under 42 U.S.C. § 1321 and interest is or will […]
§ 50-7-507. Investment and Securing of Funds — Interest
All moneys in the state treasury in funds created by this chapter shall be invested and secured under title 9, chapter 4, parts 1-4 and 6-8; provided, that in the event of any conflict between this section and § 50-7-501(b), § 50-7-501(b) shall control. The state treasurer shall periodically review the balances in the various […]
§ 50-7-601. Unemployment Compensation Bureau — Division of the Tennessee State Employment Service
There is created and established in the division of employment security a coordinate bureau to be designated as the unemployment compensation bureau. The bureau shall be a separate administrative unit with respect to personnel and budget, except insofar as the commissioner may find that separation is impracticable. The bureau shall exercise all the powers, perform […]
§ 50-7-401. Payment
Premiums shall accrue and become payable by each employer for each calendar year in which the employer is subject to this chapter, with respect to wages paid for employment, as defined in § 50-7-207, occurring during the calendar year; provided, that any employer who uses an accrual basis of accounting may report wages when earned […]