§ 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, […]
§ 50-7-608. State Employment Service
The commissioner shall establish and maintain free public employment offices for the Tennessee state employment service in the number and in the places necessary for the proper administration of this chapter, and for the purposes of performing the duties that are within the purview of the act of congress entitled “An Act to provide for […]
§ 50-7-609. Assistant or Deputy Commissioner
The commissioner of labor and workforce development may appoint an assistant or deputy commissioner for the division of employment security, and may delegate to the person so appointed the responsibility and authority in connection with the administration of this chapter, the commissioner may, from time to time, deem necessary, reasonable and proper for the effective […]
§ 50-7-610. Contracts for Administration of Programs
Any political subdivision of the state may contract for the administration of an unemployment compensation program following the established procedures of the division of employment security required by the terms of this chapter without the necessity of public bidding, as required by any public or private act or charter restriction, if the contract is entered […]
§ 50-7-611. Child Support Deduction
An individual filing a new claim for unemployment compensation shall, at the time of filing the claim, disclose whether or not the individual owes child support obligations as defined under subsection (g). If the individual discloses that the individual owes child support obligations, and is determined to be eligible for unemployment compensation, the administrator shall […]
§ 50-7-612. Food Stamp Overissuance Deduction
An individual filing a new claim for unemployment compensation shall, at the time of filing the claim, disclose whether or not the individual owes an overissuance, as defined in § 13(c)(1) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977, codified in 7 U.S.C. § 2022(c)(1), of food stamp benefits. The administrator shall notify the state food […]
§ 50-7-613. Receiving Notices Electronically and Submitting Separation Information Electronically — Electronic Appeals
By July 1, 2012, the department shall implement an Internet-based system that allows employers to receive separation notices from the department electronically and to submit separation information electronically to the department. The system shall also have the capability to allow an employer to initiate an appeal electronically.
§ 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 […]
§ 50-7-602. Authority and Duties of Commissioner
It is the duty of the administrator to administer this chapter. The commissioner has the power and authority to adopt, amend or rescind rules and regulations, to employ persons, make expenditures, require reports, make investigations, and take other action the commissioner deems necessary or suitable to that end. The rules and regulations shall be effective […]
§ 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.