NWCDN Members regularly post articles and summary judgements in workers’ compensations law in your state.
Select a state from the dropdown menu below to scroll through the state specific archives for updates and opinions on various workers’ compensation laws in your state.
Contact information for NWCDN members is also located on the state specific links in the event you have additional questions or your company is seeking a workers’ compensation lawyer in your state.
May 2013
Tennessee Governor Signs Workers’ Compensation Reform Bill
On April 29, 2013, Governor Bill Haslam signed Senate Bill 200 – House Bill 0194. Self-titled as “The Workers’ Compensation Reform Act of 2013,” this legislation brings about the most sweeping changes of Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Law since it was first codified in 1919.
The bill has been enacted as Tennessee Public Chapter 289. Please see our posting of April 26, 2013, for more detail as to the specific elements of this reform.
Fredrick R. Baker, Member
Wimberly Lawson Wright Daves & Jones, PLLC
1420 Neal Street, Suite 201
P.O. Box 655
Cookeville, TN 38503-0655
Phone: 931-372-9123
Fax: 931-372-9181
fbaker@wimberlylawson.com
www.wimberlylawson.com