§ 62-50-102. Limitation on Liability for Communications to Committee
No person shall be individually liable as the result of the communication of any information in the possession of the person to any professional standards committee, if the communication is intended to aid the committee in the evaluation of the qualifications, fitness or character of a member or applicant for membership in any professional society […]
§ 62-50-103. Society Not Immune From Liability
This part shall not be construed to confer immunity from liability on any professional society. A professional society is liable for the actual damages arising from proceedings of a committee established by the bylaws of the society for any wrongful charge against a member by the committee. In any case in which, but for the […]
§ 62-43-108. Basis of Co-Employment Relationship
The co-employment relationship shall be based on a written professional employer agreement between the client and the professional employer organization setting forth the responsibilities and duties of each co-employer. The professional employer agreement shall disclose to the client the services to be rendered, including charges and fees, the respective rights and obligations of the parties […]
§ 62-43-109. Professional Employer Organization Deemed Employer
A professional employer organization shall be deemed an employer of its covered employees and shall pay state unemployment premiums as required by the Tennessee Employment Security Law, compiled in title 50, chapter 7 and as amended. A professional employer organization shall keep separate records and submit separate state unemployment insurance wage and premium reports with […]
§ 62-43-110. Duties of Professional Employer Organization
A professional employer organization shall: Ensure that its Tennessee covered employees are covered by workers’ compensation insurance provided in accordance with title 50 and the applicable Tennessee insurance laws and regulations as amended; Notify the department and its clients within ten (10) days of any notice of cancellation of its workers’ compensation coverage; and Notify […]
§ 62-43-111. Collecting and Assessing Sales Tax
Covered employees whose services are subject to sales tax shall be deemed the employees of the client for purposes of collecting and levying sales tax on the services performed by the covered employee. Nothing contained in this chapter shall relieve a client of any sales tax liability with respect to its goods or services. Any […]
§ 62-43-112. Violations — Grounds for Action
No person shall: Submit false information to the department; Make a materially false entry in the records of a professional employer organization; or Violate this chapter. The following constitute grounds for which the department may take action under subsection (c) against a person subject to this chapter: Being convicted of an offence or disciplined as […]
§ 62-43-103. Rules — Creation of Professional Employer Organization Advisory Council — Composition of Council — Officers — Compensation — Powers and Duties — Administration — Recommendations for Appointments to Council
The department may promulgate rules and prescribe forms reasonably necessary for the administration and enforcement of §§ 62-43-106, 62-43-107 and 62-43-112. Rules shall be promulgated pursuant to the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5 and as amended. The professional employer organization advisory council is created and shall consist of five (5) […]
§ 62-43-104. Confidentiality
All records, reports and other information obtained from an applicant or registrant under this chapter, except to the extent necessary for the proper administration of this chapter by the department, shall be confidential and shall not be published or open to public inspection other than to public employees in the actual performance of their public […]
§ 62-43-105. Chapter or Professional Employer Agreements Do Not Affect Collective Bargaining Agreements, or Federal or State Labor Relations Law — Limits on Chapter or Professional Employer Agreements — Determination of Tax Credits and Economic Incentives
Nothing contained in this chapter or in any professional employer agreement shall affect, modify or amend any collective bargaining agreement, or the rights or obligations of any client, professional employer organization or covered employee under: The National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. §§ 151 et seq.), and as amended; The Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. […]