Tennessee § 50-1-602 - Notification of employees and state.

§ 50-1-602. Notification of employees and state.

Upon notifying affected employees of a reduction in operations, the employer shall then notify state government by telephoning the commissioner of labor and workforce development and informing the commissioner of the circumstances of the reduction in operations, as well as the number of employees affected. The commissioner of labor and workforce development shall obtain and operate a toll-free telephone line for the purpose of receiving and encouraging employer compliance with subsection (a). The commissioner shall regularly undertake appropriate activities to inform and remind employers of the existence of the toll-free telephone line and of the requirements contained in subsection (a). Upon receiving initial notification of a reduction in operations, the commissioner shall immediately advise the commissioners of economic and community development, education, health, human services, and mental health and substance abuse services, the executive director of the state board of education, and the chancellor of the board of regents of the state university and community college system, concerning the circumstances of the reduction in operations and the number of affected employees. Acts 1988, ch. 997, § 3; 1989, ch. 399, § 3; 1999, ch. 520, § 41; 2010, ch. 1100, § 85; 2012, ch. 575, § 2. Compiler's Notes. The toll-free telephone number referred to in (b) is: 1-800-255-5872. Acts 2010, ch. 1100, § 153 provided that the commissioner of mental health and developmental disabilities, the commissioner of mental health, the commissioner of intellectual and developmental disabilities, and the commissioner of finance and administration are authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of the act. All such rules and regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with the provisions of the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5. Cross-References. State officials notified of plant closings or mass layoffs, § 50-1-104 . Law Reviews. The Effect of the 1988 Federal Plant Closing Legislation on Tennessee Employers (Carol Daugherty Rasnic), 25 No. 5 Tenn. B.J. 26 (1989).