AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 39, Chapter 14 and Title 50, Chapter 2, relative to wages.

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Criminal Offenses - As introduced, specifies that a person commits the offense of wage theft who, acting as an employer, hires an employee and intentionally does not pay the employee for the services the employee provides, at the minimum wage rate required under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, this state's law, or the employment agreement between the employer and employee, whichever is greater, and at the interval required by those laws or agreement, whichever is more frequent. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 39, Chapter 14 and Title 50, Chapter 2.

Every action

3 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

1. Jan 24, 2024SenateFiled for introduction
2. Jan 25, 2024SenateIntroduced, Passed on First Consideration
3. Jan 29, 2024CommitteePassed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee · Senate Judiciary Committee

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

• LL London LamarD Primary sponsor · District 33