Plain English Breakdown
The official source material does not provide information on other parts of Tennessee’s employment laws being updated, so it is unclear if this bill affects them beyond the specified changes to time limits for occupational safety violations.
Changing Time Limits for Occupational Safety Violations
This bill changes the time limit from 20 to 25 days for employers to respond to safety violation notices and for these notices to become final orders.
What This Bill Does
- Increases the number of days an employer has to respond to a safety violation notice from 20 to 25 days.
- Changes the time before a safety violation notice becomes a final order from 20 to 25 days.
Who It Names or Affects
- Employers who receive notices of occupational safety violations in Tennessee.
Terms To Know
- Occupational Safety and Health Act
- A law that sets standards for workplace health and safety to protect workers from hazards on the job.
- Final order
- The final decision made by a government agency after reviewing an employer's response to a violation notice.
Limits and Unknowns
- This bill does not change other parts of Tennessee’s employment laws.
- It is unclear how this change will affect the number of violations that become final orders.