TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Brittany Sims on Feb 17, 2015

Sen. Mark Green, a physician and vice-chairman of the Senate Commerce and Labor Committee, and Rep. Jeremy Durham, House Majority Whip, have introduced legislation to create the Tennessee Option, a free market alternative to state-mandated workers’ compensation insurance, The Chattanoogan reports. The proposal would create a way for employers to provide traditional workers’ compensation benefits — medical, wage replacement, etc. — under an injury benefit plan.