Tennessee § 29-20-208 - Governmental immunity waived for claims against any governmental entity under Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA).
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§ 29-20-208. Governmental immunity waived for claims against any governmental entity under Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA).
Immunity from suit of any governmental entity, or any agency, authority, board, branch, commission, division, entity, subdivision, or department of state government, or any autonomous state agency, authority, board, commission, council, department, office, or institution of higher education, is removed for the purpose of claims against and relief from a governmental entity under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA), 38 U.S.C. §§ 4301-4334. Acts 2014, ch. 574, § 1. Compiler's Notes. Acts 2014, ch. 574, § 2 provided that the act, which enacted this section, shall apply to all claims against a governmental entity under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA), 38 U.S.C. §§ 4301-4334 accruing on or after July 1, 2014. Effective Dates. Acts 2014, ch. 574, § 2. July 1, 2014.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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