Tennessee Code Title 8. Public Officers and Employees § 8-33-110

(A) An unpaid leave of absence from their respective duties, without loss of time, pay not specifically related to leave of absence time, regular leave or vacation, or impairment of efficiency rating for all periods of service during which they are engaged in the performance of duty or training in the service of this state under competent orders, including the performance of duties in an emergency; and

(B) Equivalent protections regarding the right to reemployment to those protections afforded under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) (38 U.S.C. § 4301 et seq.) to service members called to federal active service.

(A) A person whose period of service in the uniformed services was thirty (30) days or less must report for work to the person's employer not later than the first full regularly scheduled work period following a period of eight (8) hours after the person has completed the person's period of service and has been safely transported to the person's residence, unless reporting for work within that time period is not reasonably practicable through no fault of the person, in which case the person must report for work as soon as reasonably practicable;

(B) A person whose period of service in the uniformed services was greater than thirty (30) days but not more than one hundred eighty (180) days must submit an application for reemployment with the person's employer within fourteen (14) days after completion of the person's period of service, unless doing so is not reasonably practicable through no fault of the person, in which case the person must submit an application for reemployment as soon as reasonably practicable; or

(C) A person whose period of service in the uniformed services was greater than one hundred eighty (180) days must submit an application for reemployment with the person's employer within ninety (90) days after completion of the period of service.