Latest Tennessee Headlines
All the headlines from our Tennessee Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Investigation Underway in Fiery Tennessee Train Crash
Jul 6 2015 // About 5,000 residents evacuated after the derailment of a freight train carrying flammable and toxic gas in eastern Tennessee were allowed home on Friday as investigators looked into the cause of the fiery...
Summary of 2015 Tennessee Insurance Legislation
Jul 6 2015 // Below is a summary of Tennessee legislation that pertains to insurance enacted in 2015. Public Chapter 152 – Enacts the “Protection of Volunteer-Insured Drivers of the Elderly (PROVIDE) Act.” Grants...
Tennessee Adopts Online Auto Insurance Verification
Jul 6 2015 // The James Lee Atwood Jr. Law, named for a driver who was killed by an uninsured motorist in the state in 2014, was met with little resistance by Tennessee lawmakers and signed by Gov. Bill Haslam on May 20. The bill...
Truck Driver in Deadly Tennessee Crash Cited in Florida Previous Day
Jul 2 2015 // Authorities say a truck driver who slammed into numerous stopped cars outside of Chattanooga, Tenn., last week, killing six, had been cited for careless driving in Florida the previous day. According to a Florida Highway...
Tennessee County Looks to Fix ‘Deficiency’ in After-Hours DUI Processing
Jun 17 2015 // Officials in Sullivan County, Tenn., are looking to change how some drunken driving arrests are made after finding a “deficiency” in the criminal process that has led to charges being dismissed in several cases...
Tennessee Supreme Court Rules on Employee Reporting of Misconduct
Jun 15 2015 // The Tennessee Supreme Court has ruled that an employee must report an employer’s wrongful activity to someone other than the wrongdoer in order to qualify as a whistleblower. The court affirmed the dismissal of a...
South Carolina Jumps Aboard Workers’ Compensation Alternative Bandwagon
Jun 15 2015 // A South Carolina lawmaker has introduced workers’ compensation option legislation that would allow qualified businesses in the state to offer their own injury benefit plan to employees. The state is the second one...
South Carolina Jumps Aboard Workers’ Comp Alternative Bandwagon
Jun 10 2015 // A South Carolina lawmaker has introduced workers’ compensation option legislation that would allow qualified businesses in the state to offer their own injury benefit plan to employees. The state is the second one...
Former Tennessee College Police Chief Files Discrimination Suit
Jun 9 2015 // The former Chattanooga State Community College director of police services has filed lawsuit claiming she was discriminated against by one of her former bosses and eventually fired on trumped up charges. The lawsuit says...
Tennessee Workers Comp Opt-Out Legislation Revised, Ready for Next Session
Jun 1 2015 // Legislation seeking to provide Tennessee employers with an option to the current workers’ compensation system has been amended and deferred to the next legislative session. State Sen. Mark Green, who authored the...
Tennessee Court: Employee Reporting Misconduct to Owner Not a Whistleblower
May 29 2015 // The Tennessee Supreme Court recently ruled that an employee must report an employer’s wrongful activity to someone other than the wrongdoer in order to qualify as a whistleblower. The court affirmed the dismissal of...
Tennessee Music Venue Site Hacked by Possible Islamic Militants
May 15 2015 // Authorities in Tennessee say a group said to support the Islamic State militant group hacked the website of a popular Nashville music venue. Multiple news outlets report the website for the Douglas Corner Cafe was hacked...
Boat Explosion at Tennessee Marina Leaves Woman Injured
May 13 2015 // A woman is in the hospital being treated for burns after a boat exploded at the gas dock of a west Tennessee marina. Multiple news outlets report the explosion happened Sunday morning at Concord Marina in west Knoxville....
School Nutrition Director in Tennessee Suspended for Serving Students Old Meat
May 12 2015 // A school nutrition director in Tennessee has been suspended after serving 4- to 6-year-old pork to students. The Times News reports Mandy Kenner has been suspended for three days without pay after students at schools in...
Tennessee Workers Comp Opt-Out Legislation Revised, Ready for Next Session
May 4 2015 // Legislation seeking to provide Tennessee employers with an option to the current workers’ compensation system has been amended and deferred to the next legislative session. State Sen. Mark Green, who authored the...
NCCI to Run Tennessee Workers’ Comp Plan
May 4 2015 // The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance (TDCI) has chosen the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) as the new plan administrator for the residual market, the Tennessee Workers Compensation Insurance...
Governor Signs Bill Allowing Guns in Tennessee Parks
Apr 28 2015 // Local governments in Tennessee can no longer bar people with handgun carry permits from bringing firearms to parks, playgrounds and sports fields under legislation signed last week by Republican Gov. Bill Haslam. In a...
Tennessee Benefit Limits for Undocumented Workers Ruled Unconstitutional
Apr 20 2015 // A Nashville judge has found a state law that limits the amount of workers’ compensation benefits laborers living in the U.S. illegally can receive is unconstitutional. The ruling stems from the case of a Guatemalan...
NCCI Named Plan Administrator for Tennessee Workers Comp Insurance Plan
Apr 17 2015 // The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance (TDCI) has chosen the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) as the new plan administrator for the Tennessee Workers Compensation Insurance Plan...
Environmental Groups Sue Tennessee Valley Authority over Plant Pollution
Apr 16 2015 // Two environmental groups claim toxic pollution from a Gallatin, Tenn., power plant is seeping into the Cumberland River and state regulators are not doing enough to stop it. The allegations are part of a lawsuit filed in...
