Loading chat...
TN SB2024
Bill
Status
3/11/2026
Primary Sponsor
Shane Reeves
Click for details
AI Summary
-
Employers paying monthly must provide all wages earned before the first of the month by the fifth day of the following month
-
Piece-work and commission employees have extended payment deadlines, with compensation due by the last day of the succeeding month
-
Separated employees (discharged or voluntarily leaving) must receive final pay by the next regular pay day or 21 days after separation, whichever is later
-
Employers cannot secure exemptions from the final pay requirements for separated employees
-
Effective July 1, 2026, applying to wages earned on or after that date
Legislative Description
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 2, Part 1, relative to employee compensation.
Employees, Employers
Last Action
Transmitted to Governor for action.
3/13/2026