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The
Workers' Compensation Advisory Council exists to provide information,
research and recommendations concerning workers' compensation
issues to the Tennessee General Assembly, the Department of
Commerce and Insurance and the Department of Labor and Workforce
Development.
The Advisory Council does not provide advice to employees,
employers, insurers or consumers. General workers' compensation
information and contact information is available at the
website for the Workers' Compensation Division of the Tennessee
Department of Labor and Workforce Development at www.tennessee.gov/labor-wfd/wcomp.
In
general, the Advisory Council is authorized to monitor the
performance of the workers' compensation system in the implementation
of legislative directives, to make recommendations relating
to the adoption of rules and legislation; and to make recommendations
regarding the method and form of statistical collections.
The Advisory Council also reviews the annual advisory prospective
loss cost filing by the National Council on Compensation Insurance
and provides comment and recommendation concerning the filing
to the Commissioner of Commerce and Insurance. In addition,
at the request of the General Assembly, the Advisory Council
annually reviews and provides comments and recommendations
on proposed workers' compensation legislation.
The Workers' Compensation Advisory Council was initially created
by the General Assembly in 1992. The Workers' Compensation
Reform Act of 1996 terminated the existing Advisory Council
and created a new Workers' Compensation Advisory Council.
The current Advisory Council is comprised of the State Treasurer
who serves as Chair, three (3) voting members who represent
employees; three (3) voting members who represent employers;
seven (7) nonvoting members and four (4) ex officio members.
The Chair may vote only on matters related to the administration
of the Advisory Council or the Council's research; the chair
is not permitted to vote on any matter which constitutes the
making of a policy recommendation to the Governor or to the
General Assembly. The Advisory Council is attached to the
Department of Labor and Workforce Development for administrative
purposes only.
Please contact the Executive Director, Linda Hughes, if you
have questions about the Advisory Council.
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