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2013 Lobby Day Schedule

2013 Lobby Day Schedule

TSEA March 19, 2013 Comments Off on 2013 Lobby Day Schedule

Monday, March 25 (Member arrival and hotel check in) Holiday Inn Express, 920 Broadway, Nashville, TN 9:00 am TEAM Administrative Committee Meeting Music District Room -1st floor 11:00 am Awards/RA [&hellip

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URGENT Legislative Call to Action!

URGENT Legislative Call to Action!

TSEA March 15, 2013 Comments Off on URGENT Legislative Call to Action!

Yesterday, the House State Government Subcommittee allowed a hostile bill detrimental to TSEA’s operations pass on to the full State Government Committee with little questioning. The majority of provisions in [&hellip

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Important committee meetings that state employees need to attend

Important committee meetings that state employees need to attend

TSEA March 12, 2013 Comments Off on Important committee meetings that state employees need to attend

Pension Plan Update, 3/13/13 This afternoon the House State Government Subcommittee passed the Pension bill on to the full committee without allowing any discussion of the bill. The full committee [&hellip

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TSEA Legislative Update – 3-1-2013

TSEA Legislative Update – 3-1-2013

TSEA March 1, 2013 Comments Off on TSEA Legislative Update – 3-1-2013

Update on the Proposed Hybrid Pension Plan Earlier this afternoon, TSEA met with Tennessee State Treasurer David Lillard to communicate our concerns about the proposed new Hybrid Pension Plan for [&hellip

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Have you completed your Well-Being Assessment? (Partners for Health Update)

Have you completed your Well-Being Assessment? (Partners for Health Update)

TSEA March 1, 2013 Comments Off on Have you completed your Well-Being Assessment? (Partners for Health Update)

It is March 1, 2013, which means there are only 15 days left to complete your Well-Being Assessment (WBA) which is the first requirement of your Partners For Health (PFH) [&hellip

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Present state employees unaffected by proposed pension changes

Present state employees unaffected by proposed pension changes

TSEA February 28, 2013 Comments Off on Present state employees unaffected by proposed pension changes

As you may know, earlier this week Tennessee State Treasurer David Lillard proposed to the Council on Pensions and Insurance a new Hybrid Pension Plan for state employees, higher education [&hellip

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Important Upcoming TSEA Deadlines

Important Upcoming TSEA Deadlines

TSEA February 22, 2013 Comments Off on Important Upcoming TSEA Deadlines

Click on the dates of each deadline for more information on the positions and its requirements State Employee Representative Nominations for the State Insurance Committee and TCRS Board of Trustees Deadline [&hellip

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2012 closes with many high-level meetings

2012 closes with many high-level meetings

TSEA January 17, 2013 Comments Off on 2012 closes with many high-level meetings

TSEA attends all 2013 Budget Hearings, State Group Insurance meetings, DOHR meetings, and meetings with many other state departments and officials. The end of 2012 was a very productive time [&hellip

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How much do you know about Compensatory Time?

TSEA January 8, 2013 Comments Off on How much do you know about Compensatory Time?

Compensatory Time, or comp time as it is most often called in the work place, is leave with pay earned by an employee who works overtime (OT) but whose job [&hellip

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Changes in the Department of Transportation

Changes in the Department of Transportation

TSEA December 12, 2012 Comments Off on Changes in the Department of Transportation

If you are a TDOT employee, I am sure you have heard about the plans to restructure the department.  The first phase of this restructuring will be to merge the [&hellip

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