§ 50-9-115. Report of Healthcare Practitioner Who Tests Positive for Any Drug or Refuses to Submit to Drug Test
Notwithstanding this chapter, a covered employer who has employees who are healthcare practitioners for the purposes of § 63-1-126 shall report a healthcare practitioner who tests positive for any drug on any government or private sector preemployment or employer-ordered confirmed drug test, or who refuses to submit to a drug test, to the department of […]
§ 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.”
§ 50-9-105. Written Policy Statement
One (1) time only, prior to testing, a covered employer shall give all employees and job applicants for employment a written policy statement that contains: A general statement of the covered employer’s policy on employee drug or alcohol use, which must identify: The types of drug or alcohol testing an employee or job applicant may […]
§ 50-9-106. Required Drug or Alcohol Tests
To the extent permitted by law, a covered employer who establishes a drug-free workplace is required to conduct the following types of drug or alcohol tests: Job Applicant Drug and Alcohol Testing. A covered employer must, after a conditional offer of employment, require job applicants to submit to a drug test and may use a […]
§ 50-9-107. Testing Subject to Department of Transportation Procedures — Verification — Chain of Custody Procedures — Costs — Discrimination on Grounds of Voluntary Treatment Prohibited
All specimen collection and testing for drugs and alcohol under this chapter shall be performed in accordance with the procedures provided for by the United States department of transportation rules for workplace drug and alcohol testing compiled at 49 CFR part 40. A covered employer may not discharge, discipline, refuse to hire, discriminate against or […]
§ 50-8-102. Marketplace Contractors and Marketplace Platforms — Employment Relationships
A marketplace contractor is an independent contractor and not an employee of the marketplace platform for all purposes under state and local laws, rules, ordinances, and resolutions if the following conditions are set forth in a written agreement between the marketplace platform and the marketplace contractor: The marketplace platform and marketplace contractor agree in writing […]
§ 50-8-103. Applicability of Chapter
Nothing in this chapter applies to: A transportation network company, as defined in § 65-15-301; or A construction services provider, as defined in § 50-6-901.
§ 50-8-104. Remittance of Tip to Marketplace Contractor
If a third party uses a marketplace platform’s online-enabled application, software, website, or system to engage the services of a marketplace contractor and the marketplace platform provides an option for third parties to include a tip in connection with the transaction, then the marketplace platform shall remit the tip to the marketplace contractor and shall […]
§ 50-9-101. Legislative Intent
It is the intent of the general assembly to promote drug-free workplaces in order that employers in this state be afforded the opportunity to maximize their levels of productivity, enhance their competitive positions in the marketplace and reach their desired levels of success without experiencing the costs, delays and tragedies associated with work-related accidents resulting […]