Tennessee § 20-14-102 - Temporary restraining order and injunction.

§ 20-14-102. Temporary restraining order and injunction.

Any employer or employee who has suffered unlawful violence or a credible threat of violence from any individual, or an organization that the individual is affiliated with, which can reasonably be construed to have been carried out at the workplace, may seek a temporary restraining order and an injunction prohibiting further unlawful violence or threats of violence by that individual, or the organization that individual is affiliated with, at the workplace. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as authorizing a court to issue a temporary restraining order or injunction prohibiting speech or other activities that are protected by the constitutions of this state or the United States. Acts 2002, ch. 541, § 3; 2011, ch. 315, § 3. Compiler's Notes. For the preamble to the act concerning laws related to violence in the workplace, please refer to Acts 2011, ch. 315. Amendments. The 2011 amendment rewrote the section which read: “Any employer whose employee has suffered unlawful violence or a credible threat of violence from any individual, which can reasonably be construed to have been carried out at the employee's workplace, may seek a temporary restraining order and an injunction on behalf of the employer prohibiting further unlawful violence or threats of violence by that individual at the employee's workplace or while the employee is acting within the course and scope of employment with the employer. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as authorizing a court to issue a temporary restraining order or injunction prohibiting speech or other activities that are protected by the constitutions of Tennessee or the United States.” Effective Dates. Acts 2011, ch. 315, § 7. May 27, 2011.