(a) A temporary healthcare staffing agency shall not:
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 68-11-2303
Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
Healthcare facility: means a nursing home or an assisted-care living facility as those terms are defined by §. See Tennessee Code 68-11-2301
(1) Restrict in any manner the employment opportunities of any direct care staff that is contracted with or employed by the agency, including, but not limited to, using contract buy-out provisions or contract non-compete clauses;(2) Require the payment of liquidated damages, employment fees, or other compensation in any contract with direct care staff or a healthcare facility, if the direct care staff is hired as a permanent employee of the healthcare facility; or(3) Solicit or recruit the current staff of a healthcare facility, or require, as a condition of employment, assignment, or referral, that the agency direct care staff recruit new employees for the agency from among the current employees of the healthcare facility to which the agency direct care staff are employed, assigned, or referred.(b) The provisions of a contract between a temporary healthcare staffing agency and either direct care staff or a healthcare facility that violate this part are void and unenforceable in a court of law.
