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§ 5-23-107. Duties of county officials and department heads.

TN Code § 5-23-107 (2019) (N/A)
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(1) Ensuring that each employee under such person's direction has received a copy of the personnel policies in effect for that office, including a statement that nothing in the policies is intended to create a contract of employment or to affect the employment-at-will status of county employees, and a statement for each employee to sign acknowledging receipt of a copy of the policies for that employee's office or department, and acknowledging that the employee understands that subsequent amendments will be on file at the office of the county clerk; provided, that a local board of education may, by resolution or memorandum of understanding pursuant to title 49, chapter 5, part 6, dispense with the requirements of this subdivision (1) and instead adopt other appropriate measures to ensure that each employee has knowledge of and access to a copy of personnel policies of the school system and any subsequent amendments applicable to them. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to enlarge, modify or repeal the rights of employees of local boards of education as set forth in title 49.

(2) Furnishing to each employee a copy of § 39-16-504, relative to falsifying, destroying, or tampering with governmental records;

(3) Maintaining all required personnel records, including, but not limited to, the form I-9 required under federal immigration laws and all wage and hour records required under state or federal law, unless such records are maintained in a central payroll office within the county; and

(4) Ensuring that all posters and other employee notifications required by the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act (29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq.), the Family and Medical Leave Act (29 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq.), applicable equal employment opportunity laws, and other applicable state or federal laws have been posted or otherwise given to employees.

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§ 5-23-107. Duties of county officials and department heads.