Labor Law Requirements

State Requirements

• OSHA (Required)
• Discrimination (Required)
• Unemployment Insurance (Required)
• Child Labor Law (Required)
• Workers’ Compensation (Required)
• Payday Notice* (Required)

*This notice must be posted in two conspicuous locations. One is included on the All-In-One and a second copy is included as a stand alone notice.

Federal Requirements

• Family and Medical Leave (Required)
• Equal Employment Opportunity (Required)
• USERRA (Required)
• OSHA (Required)
• Federal Minimum Wage (Required)
• Polygraph Protection Test (Required)

Recent Changes

Unemployment Insurance - January 2013

Tennessee has added numerous details to their UI notice. Among the new additions are clarifications on the requirements of “reasonable effort” to find work (ex. making a minimum of 3 tangible job contacts per week). As well as a list of items one should have ready to file UI claims (eg. social security number, address etc). This is a material substantive change and a new All–In-One poster is required.

Workers’ Compensation - March 2012

Tennessee removed a requirement for Workers’ Compensation with regard to Contractors in the construction industry. Previously, contractors with 1 or more employees were stated to have a requirement to provide Workers’ Comp insurance. The removal of this line places contractors in the more general 5 or more employee category for requiring insurance.
This is a material substantive change and a new All–In-One poster is required.

E-Verify - January 2012

All employers with 6 or more employees are required to utilize the E-Verify system. The requirements will be phased in beginning January 1, 2012. The effective date timeline is as follows: January 1, 2012 for employers with 500 or more employees and all government entities; July 1, 2012 for employers with 200 to 499 employees; and January 1, 2013 for employers with 6 to 199 employees.
E-Verify is a separate poster available for free download in our Specialty Poster section and is NOT included on the TN All-In-One poster. You must post an E-Verify Participation poster and a Right to Work notice. Both posters are required to be posted in English and Spanish.

Unemployment Insurance - March 2011

Non-substantive formatting changes to the Unemployment Insurance notice.

Discrimination - March 2009

Non-substantive contact information and wording changes.

Discrimination - OSHA - Workers’ Compensation - Unemployment Insurance - February 2009

• Discrimination - Formatting, zip code, and logo change.
• OSHA - Formatting changes.
• Worker’s Compensation - Formatting, address, and zip code changes.
• Unemployment Insurance - Formatting, phone number, and logo changes.

Child Labor Notice - December 2008

The child labor notice has added three new paragraphs to its notice. The first paragraph explains that it is unlawful for any employer to employ any person without first informing the employee of the amount of wages to be paid. Also, all wages of employees shall be due and payable at least semi-monthly.

The second paragraph states each employee “must” have a 30-minute unpaid rest or meal period after 6 hours consecutively worked. Additionally, it states that no employer shall discriminate on wages between employees.

Finally, a new paragraph listing “duties of employers” has been added.

All Notices - June 2008

Non-Substantive - Formatting change