Terms Used In Tennessee Code > Title 56 > Chapter 7 > Part 36 - Tennessee Paid Family Leave Insurance Act

• Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
• Child: means a biological, adopted, or foster son or daughter. See Tennessee Code 56-7-3603
• Commissioner: means the commissioner of commerce and insurance. See Tennessee Code 56-1-102
• Employee: means an individual for whom an employer must complete a Form I-9 pursuant to federal law and regulations, and does not include an independent contractor. See Tennessee Code 56-7-3603
• Family leave insurance: means an insurance policy issued to an employer related to a benefit program provided to an employee to pay for a percentage or portion of the employee's income loss due to:
  (A) The birth or adoption of a child by the employee. See Tennessee Code 56-7-3603
• Family member: means :
  (A) A child, spouse, or parent. See Tennessee Code 56-7-3603
• Person: means any association, aggregate of individuals, business, company, corporation, individual, joint-stock company, Lloyds-type organization, organization, partnership, receiver, reciprocal or interinsurance exchange, trustee or society. See Tennessee Code 56-16-102
• Serious health condition: means an illness, injury, impairment, or physical or mental condition, including transplantation preparation and recovery from surgery related to organ or tissue donation, that involves inpatient care in a hospital, hospice, or residential healthcare facility, continuing treatment or continuing supervision by a healthcare provider as defined in an insurance policy issued under this part. See Tennessee Code 56-7-3603
• Service member: means a member of the United States armed forces in active military service. See Tennessee Code 56-7-3603
• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
• United States: includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
• written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105