SB0100 filed by Sen. Jim Tracy (R-16) would authorize TDOT to employ analysts and economists in addition to other employees to perform duties related to railroad regulation. Click Here for PollOnline SurveyConjoint Analysis | Polls | Email Marketing | Feedback TabView MicroPoll
Reemployment of Injured Volunteer Firefighters
SB0067 filed by Sen. Doug Overbey (R-8) would provide certain reemployment rights for volunteer firefighters injured in the line of duty. The Bill broadly captions Tile 50 (Employer And Employee). Click Here for PollOnline SurveyConjoint Analysis | Polls | Email Marketing | Feedback TabView MicroPoll
Unemployment Benefits for the Totally Disabled
SB0040 filed by Sen. Mike Faulk (R-4) would exclude periods of temporary total disability under workers compensation law from base period calculations for purposes of unemployment compensation. Since temporary total disability payments can meet the minimum amount necessary in unemployment benefit base period calculations, this Bill could make it more difficult for those who have [...]
DHS E-Verify of all Public Employees
The Department of Homeland Security has established E-Verify, an Internet-based system designed to determine the eligibility of a person to work in the United States based on information supplied by employers from the individual’s Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. This is currently a free of cost, optional program for employers who wish to verify new [...]