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Press Release: TSEA Files Lawsuit Challenging State’s Handling of Layoffs
NASHVILLE, TN. – The Tennessee State Employees Association (TSEA) has filed a class action lawsuit in the Circuit Court of Davidson County against the State of Tennessee charging that the state violated Tennessee law
Read More »InfoArmor identity theft protection, available through TSEA’s Advantage Program
Identity Theft is the #1 Fastest Growing Crime in America, affecting nearly 13 million people per year. In order to protect your family, TSEA is excited to announce a new partnership with InfoArmor, the
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Be Sure Your Next Job Move is a Safe One: The possible downside of In-Range hiring policy
By Gwen Tuttle / TSEA Compensation and Benefits Manager Department of Human Resources policy permits In-Range hiring salary exceptions when a job classification has proven to be difficult to fill due to high turnover, lack of
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TSEA’s 39th annual Representative Assembly: June 13-15, 2013
We have an exciting assembly planned for this year. Special guests include Tennessee’s Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey (TEAM Convention speaker), TN Department of Transportation Commissioner John Schroer, TN Department of Correction Deputy Commissioner Jason
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Project TEAMWork Update
As this Performance Evaluation Cycle draws to a close for the 2012-2013 year, TSEA would like to remind state employees of some very imporant past and upcoming deadlines that are key to the fair
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DCS Overhaul; Update on MSW upgrades
Image courtesy of Tennessee Department of Children Services, April 2013 In April, Department of Children Services Interim Commissioner Jim Henry announced an overhaul of the department’s organizational structure to address the on-going internal issues
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State Announces Career Center Layoffs
On April 19th, the Department of Labor and Workforce development held meetings in various locations throughout the state to notify 72 full-time state employees that their jobs were being terminated as a result of
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State Employees to receive 1.5% raise
During this legislative session, the Tennessee General Assembly passed a $32.8 billion state budget. Included in the budget is a 1.5% raise for state employees. TSEA worked hard to ensure this raise was a
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Senator Kyle and Senator Ketron take a stand for Higher Education employees
This week, the Tennessee General Assembly adopted a $32.8 billion 2013-2014 state budget that includes a 1.5% raise for state employees, higher education employees, and K-12 teachers. During Tuesday night’s Senate Finance, Ways, &
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State Prepares to Implement Salary Adjustments: Payment adjustments to begin with July 1st pay period
As we have previously reported, the State is finishing a salary study that will be implemented on July 1st, 2013. This, of course, is the salary study for which nearly 60 million dollars was
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