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Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-108.1

Right to compensation exclusive. [Applicable to injuries occurring prior to July 1, 2014.]

Known as the Workers' Compensation Law

The act spans §§ 50-6-101 to 50-6-921 (224 sections).

Acts 1919, ch. 123, § 8; Shan

(1) The rights and remedies granted to an employee subject to this chapter, on account of personal injury or death by accident, including a minor whether lawfully or unlawfully employed, shall exclude all other rights and remedies of the employee, the employee's personal representative, dependents or next of kin, at common law or otherwise, on account of the injury or death.

(2) This section shall not be construed to preclude third party indemnity actions against an employer who has expressly contracted to indemnify the third party.

Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.