Employee Communications: Tennessee
Federal law and guidance on this subject should be reviewed together with this section.
Author: James L. Holt, Jr., Jackson, Shields, Yeiser & Holt
Summary
- Tennessee employers are required to post information about various state employment laws. See Postings Required by Tennessee Law.
- Tennessee employers are required to include in their employee handbook the provisions of the Tennessee Maternity Leave Law. See Maternity Leave Law.
- Under the Tennessee Human Rights Act, employers may require employees to speak only in English at certain times if the employer has a legitimate business necessity for such a policy. See English-Only Workplace Policy.
- In certain circumstances, Tennessee employers must provide layoff notices. See Plant Closings.
- Tennessee law provides employers qualified immunity for the disclosure of truthful, fair and unbiased information about employees. See Defamation.
- Tennessee law protects whistleblowers and others who have engaged in protected activities. See Whistleblowing and Anti-Retaliation Protections.
- Tennessee law protects an employer's trade secrets. See Trade Secrets.
- With certain exceptions, Tennessee law makes unlawful and void any contract that is either intended to or tends to lessen competition. See Noncompetition Covenants.
- Tennessee law imposes certain limitations on employer use of nondisclosure agreements. See Nondisclosure Agreements.
- Tennessee is a one party consent state. See Employee Use of Communications Systems.
- Tennessee law prohibits texting while driving. See Use of Mobile Devices.