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Committee codifies unemployment-waiver authority and clarifies TEMA assistance to local governments
Summary
Senate Bill 6004 passed unanimously to codify the commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development's discretion to waive unemployment requirements during state emergencies and to clarify Tennessee Emergency Management Agency authority to assist local governments with recovery on public property.
The State and Local Government Committee unanimously approved Senate Bill 6004, a measure that codifies two executive practices related to emergencies: allowing the commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development discretion to waive certain unemployment requirements during declared state emergencies, and clarifying that the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) has the legal authority…
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