Every employer, or the employer's insurance carrier unless the employer is self-insured, subject to this chapter, shall file evidence of its compliance with § 50-6-405 with the bureau of workers' compensation on a form prescribed by the administrator, within thirty (30) days after procurement or renewal of suitable workers' compensation insurance or qualification as a self-insurer.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-406
Evidence of compliance to be filed — Penalty for failing to comply — Liability to employee in damages — Defenses
Known as the Workers' Compensation Law
The act spans §§ 50-6-101 to 50-6-921 (224 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Seiber v. Reeves Logging (2009)
Most recently applied in Seiber v. Reeves Logging (May 2009)
Acts 1919, ch. 123, § 42; impl. am
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