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Tennessee Code Title 4. State Government § 4-21-301

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

(a) It is a discriminatory practice for a person or for two (2) or more persons to:

(1) Retaliate or discriminate in any manner against a person because such person has opposed a practice declared discriminatory by this chapter or because such person has made a charge, filed a complaint, testified, assisted or participated in any manner in any investigation, proceeding or hearing under this chapter;

(2) Willfully interfere with the performance of a duty or the exercise of a power by the commission or one (1) of its members or representatives;

(3) Willfully obstruct or prevent a person from complying with this chapter or an order issued under this chapter; or

(4) Violate the terms of a conciliation agreement made pursuant to this chapter.

(b) No individual employee or agent of an employer shall be liable for any violation of part 4 of this chapter that any employer shall be found to have committed.

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