§ 50-7-806. Rules
The department has authority to adopt rules to effectuate this part. The rules shall be adopted in accordance with the rulemaking provisions of the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5. The department may also adopt emergency rules as determined to be necessary to effectuate this chapter, in accordance with the Uniform […]
§ 50-7-807. Report Concerning Findings and Recommendations
On or before January 1, 2014, the department shall report to the commerce and labor committee of the senate and the business and utilities committee of the house of representatives concerning the department’s findings and recommendations concerning the Tennessee works pilot program.
§ 50-8-101. Chapter Definitions
As used in this chapter: “Marketplace contractor” means any individual, corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, or other business entity that: Enters into an agreement with a marketplace platform to use the platform’s online-enabled application, software, website, or system to receive connections to third-party individuals or entities seeking services in this state; and In return for compensation […]
§ 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 […]
§ 50-7-706. Reciprocal Arrangements and Cooperation
The commissioner shall participate in any arrangements for the payment of compensation on the basis of combining an individual’s wages and employment covered under this chapter with the individual’s wages and employment covered under the unemployment compensation laws of other states that are approved by the United States secretary of labor, in consultation with the […]
§ 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 […]