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Why state employees support Eddie Smith for District 13
(Pictured above: Rep. Eddie Smith with TSEA’s Knox/UT Chapter President Betty Beal) As Tennesseans head to the polls, many minds are on the national candidates. But, for state workers the state and local races
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Early voting is underway
Early voting for the November 8 general election has begun. Secretary of State Tre Hargett and Coordinator of Elections Mark Goins are encouraging Tennesseans to take advantage of this opportunity to avoid lines on
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RECAP: TSEA meeting about probation & parole officer issues
Earlier this week, TSEA staff met with Assistant Commissioner of Community Supervision Alisha James to discuss the many challenges facing probation and parole officers. Below is a recap of that meeting. The overall demeanor
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Open Enrollment ends Oct. 14 for TN State Employees
The open enrollment period for Tennessee state employees ends Friday, October 14 — for State and Higher Education employees. (Note: retirees have an additional 2 weeks through October 28.) Health Insurance premiums Health insurance premiums –
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Regional drawings for $500
Want to win $500? Recruit or be recruited during the months of September or October 2016 for a chance to win $500 from TSEA! That’s right, if a TSEA member recruits an active state
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Pay For Performance changes
As you may have heard or read, there has been a change in how the Pay for Performance salary adjustments are allocated for the next round of salary increases. According to the Dept. of Human Resources’ P4P guidelines, “A portion
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Short Term / Long Term Disability Update
The state at the June 30 insurance committee meeting awarded a contract to The Standard to deliver Short Term/Long Term Disability benefits to state and higher education members in 2017. During the course of implementation, representatives from
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Open Enrollment Reminder
REMINDER: Open enrollment is from October 3-14, 2016 This year, the annual enrollment transfer period (AETP) for the state health insurance is only 2 weeks — from the 3rd of October through the 14th
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Labor Day message from the TSEA President
Every first Monday in September is Labor Day, which pays tribute to the contributions and achievements of American workers. For many, it symbolizes the end of summer, and is celebrated with parties, parades and special events.
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NASHVILLE – The Tennessee State Employees Association has hired Paul Overholser as Government Affairs Director. “I had the opportunity to work with Paul for 10 years when he worked as legislative assistant to Speaker
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