Tennessee Code Title 50. Employer and Employee § 50-6-237

There is created the court of workers' compensation claims in the bureau of workers' compensation, which shall have original and exclusive jurisdiction over all contested claims for workers' compensation benefits when the date of the alleged injury is on or after July 1, 2014. The administrator shall have sole administrative authority over the court including authority to appoint, and to remove, workers' compensation judges. The administrator shall promulgate rules and regulations consistent with this chapter in order to fulfill the purposes of this chapter in an orderly and efficient manner.