Tennessee Code 4-21-409 – Discharge because employee not authorized to work in United States under federal immigration laws
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 4-21-409
- Employer: means the state, or any political or civil subdivision thereof, and persons employing eight (8) or more persons within the state, or any person acting as an agent of an employer, directly or indirectly. See Tennessee Code 4-21-102
- National origin: includes the national origin of an ancestor. See Tennessee Code 4-21-102
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
If an employer discovers that an employee is not authorized to work in the United States under federal immigration laws through results produced by the E-Verify program, as defined in § 50-1-702, and discharges the employee based on those positive results, then the employee does not have a cause of action for discrimination based on national origin for the discharge under this part.