§ 8-50-604. Construction
No provision of this part shall be construed to prohibit an employer from correcting or reprimanding an employee for making untrue allegations concerning any job-related matter to an elected public official.
§ 8-50-601. Short Title
This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Public Employee Political Freedom Act of 1980.”
§ 8-50-602. Public Employee’s Communication With Elected Public Officials
No public employee shall be prohibited from communicating with an elected public official for any job-related purpose whatsoever. For purposes of this part, “public employee” means any person providing services for the state of Tennessee, state agencies, counties, municipalities, or subdivisions of such governmental bodies in Tennessee for which compensation is paid.
§ 8-50-603. Discipline or Discrimination for Communication Prohibited — Damages
It is unlawful for any public employer to discipline, threaten to discipline or otherwise discriminate against an employee because such employee exercised that employee’s right to communicate with an elected public official. If the court of competent jurisdiction determines that a public employer has disciplined, threatened to discipline or otherwise discriminated against an employee because […]