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Haley explained workers’ compensation covers on-the-job injuries and provides medical care and wage replacement funded by insurers or self-insured employers; workers who accept benefits generally give up the right to sue their employer for tort damages. He said Tennessee established an administrative workers’ compensation court system in 2013 and described performance metrics the bureau tracks, including faster case resolution and higher return-to-work rates since reform.

Haley told the committee the bureau operates seven offices across Tennessee and has 12 trial judges. He highlighted that mediators resolve roughly 60–80% of disputes before trial, that ombudsmen handled almost 15,000 inquiries last year and that about 2,400 of roughly 3,500 petitions for benefit determinations were resolved in mediation. He said the number of work-related fatalities in the prior year was 79 and that average durations from injury to the end of medical treatment and from maximum medical improvement to claim conclusion had fallen since the 2013 reforms.

The administrator described the Next Step tuition program for workers who cannot return to their prior jobs and noted the bureau has certified about 100 physicians in workers’ compensation best practices. Haley told members the bureau is state-funded (supported in part by a workers’ compensation insurance premium tax) and receives no regular federal funding. Committee members asked about program counts, per-capita comparisons with neighboring states, funding and whether reforms reduced plaintiff lawyers’ involvement; Haley answered with program totals and said the bureau will provide an annual report with 2024 numbers in April.

The subcommittee did not take action on any bill during the presentation; members thanked Haley and Terry and adjourned.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee\tFeb 26, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Troy Haley, administrator of the Tennessee Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, briefed the Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee on the agency’s operations, reforms since 2013, caseload trends and programs such as the Next Step tuition assistance and certified physician program.","taxTitle","Banking & Consumer Affairs, House of Representatives, Committees, Legislative, Tennessee","taxId",79843,"location","Tennessee","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6309466,"Committee advances Paystub Protection Act to Commerce after unanimous vote",22,311150,334050,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2412411-234d8ad516796ab2b46e4c9c80152af2&start=311&end=334","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2412411-234d8ad516796ab2b46e4c9c80152af2/thumbnail_311150.jpg","/articles/6309466/Tennessee/Committee-advances-Paystub-Protection-Act-to-Commerce-after-unanimous-vote","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6309466-53775e3752915d00287c12c647c65ecc/orig.mp4?Expires=1770512785&Signature=S3odvHsK2tw21VJ8oDkQVl0gpHC6mMkET28JPSLNvgRy5E9tTYssveAEtZgV1KRn1l5yvGX29xm~XougxAxhX5QAZwaByVqkUsseYwsXBN7HPw0blIoZRtex0Q50WFHyVsyuVHkbkVqELtTECKhT0v0VKpDETn~TbfOtIh4zKUecjlSf1H3SYRDfr4IoUjCNvG0EPnuF3DxnP0cwmC6Ebmo5pjxgPo2gDluQ95oEoz2se9ztRLkwX6muuYjPbNHD4KDWQ7nmjKLMvIdWiKq55rqSUIlmuINjlcqfuSrY3H6ii2H6CvDZZzg-aDWloAWgwSWkuuLInIwJTy6p-7GP5w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee voted unanimously to advance House Bill 13,84, the Paystub Protection Act, to the House Commerce Committee after sponsor Representative Harris said the bill would require employers to provide a pay statement to workers and help prevent wage theft.

Representative Harris described Tennessee as “one of only six states currently with no pay stub requirements” and said a mandated pay statement would help tenants, lenders and employees verify earnings and employment classification. He told the panel the bill does not restrict delivery method: an electronic pay stub satisfies the requirement.

Committee members asked several detailed questions about the bill’s scope. Representative Lynn asked whether an electronic pay stub would meet the bill’s requirements; Harris replied, “yes, that it absolutely, is something that is within this bill.” Members also pressed whether the bill covers 1099 contractors and vendors. Harris said the statutory definition in the bill treats a natural person who performs a service as an employee for pay-stub purposes, which the sponsor said would include some 1099 workers. Members agreed to seek clarification and possible amendment on the contractor/vendor distinction before full committee.

Representative Vaughn raised whether enforcement should sit with the Department of Labor or the Department of Commerce and Insurance, and said he would research which agency’s enforcement mechanisms are more appropriate before full committee. Representative Harris said the attorney general’s office indicated it was not the appropriate enforcement body. The committee clerk recorded the vote as seven ayes, zero nos; House Bill 13,84 will move to the Commerce Committee.

The transcript shows specific procedural details for compliance: an employee who does not receive a required statement may make a written (including electronic) request and the employer must provide the paycheck stub within 10 days of that request. Committee members asked for a clearer delineation between vendors (invoiced providers) and workers whose services are directed by the payer; the sponsor and members said they would work to refine that language before full committee.","House Bill 13,84 would require employers in Tennessee to provide employees with a pay statement; the Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee advanced the bill 7-0 and committee members asked for clarifications about electronic delivery, contract workers, and enforcement.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6309471,"Panel advances bill to speed removal of bogus UCC liens against public officials",41,126625,167800,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2412411-234d8ad516796ab2b46e4c9c80152af2&start=126&end=167","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2412411-234d8ad516796ab2b46e4c9c80152af2/thumbnail_126625.jpg","/articles/6309471/Tennessee/Panel-advances-bill-to-speed-removal-of-bogus-UCC-liens-against-public-officials","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6309471-55c16ff0d768bd7225d675b1ea2fbc7d/orig.mp4?Expires=1770512785&Signature=YbapZO1OK-sHV8Br22cB83u4QgDUw3cTHsJ20gujYSJ5FMxZ6IwoN9iB0cUW5r8XUQudgT9tNeALrqqE-vMFlZGTU2anPa5ffM1jKnNrI9bUY1~LdkNb4pg-vXlRbG3KJIqA2~3SnyhgBeOFwqInxC3ggRw-PeIt6PlxlyoJy9KxjPfVDbLEwggBxL3l2owmBABGoTGSPSnaeRT0o4JtvPDmyyX-7UboXeT8E19HfRC68RmZH5yXv4pCx1-HvUza6RqIGzIUaPO0hywhCVOtEKwKOBaaDd9lRJOq4iES2ICZSZcwTry~JqNTxrr7-fI08MybIROtf5Mh7AygfkYdwg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee voted 7-0 to send House Bill 13,42 to the House Commerce Committee after Chairman Vaughn said the measure creates a faster administrative path for public officials to challenge fraudulent UCC liens.

Chairman Vaughn, the bill sponsor, described the problem as “bogus UCC liens filed against an official” and said they often come from “sovereign citizens or somebody with malice in their heart that’s trying to screw up somebody else’s finances.” He said the measure directs filing offices to provide documentation to an administrative law judge and requires the hearing winner to notify the filing office so the lien can be dissolved or reinstated as appropriate.

The bill’s two principal provisions, as explained by Vaughn, allow an office that holds information about a challenged UCC lien to transmit specific documents to an administrative law judge for an expedited hearing and require the prevailing party to notify the filing office of the hearing outcome so that the filing office can take the appropriate steps. Vaughn said the change is intended to limit the credit and administrative harms that follow such filings.

The clerk recorded the vote as seven ayes, zero nos. Committee members did not request further study or amendments on the floor before the vote. The bill will next be considered by the House Commerce Committee.

No statute names, penalty amounts or implementation timelines were specified in the subcommittee discussion.","The Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee voted unanimously to send House Bill 13,42 to the Commerce Committee after sponsor Chairman Vaughn said the measure will streamline an expedited process for public officials to challenge fraudulent UCC liens.","actionData","errors"]

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