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Key Changes to Long-term Disability Benefits – Effective Jan. 1, 2024

Key Changes to Long-term Disability Benefits – Effective Jan. 1, 2024

TSEA October 2, 2023 Comments Off on Key Changes to Long-term Disability Benefits – Effective Jan. 1, 2024

Benefits Administration recently provided TSEA with the information below about your long-term disability benefit options for next year: Reminder annual enrollment is underway: Annual Enrollment for state employees is Oct. [&hellip

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2023 Pay for Performance Awards Announced

2023 Pay for Performance Awards Announced

[email protected] August 31, 2023 Comments Off on 2023 Pay for Performance Awards Announced

The Tennessee Department of Human Resources has announced the pay for performance (P4P) awards for eligible state employees. According to a communication from DOHR, “employees who received a rating of [&hellip

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2023 Raises for Higher Education Employees

2023 Raises for Higher Education Employees

TSEA July 20, 2023 Comments Off on 2023 Raises for Higher Education Employees

TSEA has closely monitored the Board of Trustees meetings of all universities since the legislative session concluded. Our aim is to inform our members about how the 5 percent salary [&hellip

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Important Notice: Clarification on State Employee Pay for Performance raises and Benefit Improvements

Important Notice: Clarification on State Employee Pay for Performance raises and Benefit Improvements

[email protected] May 9, 2023 Comments Off on Important Notice: Clarification on State Employee Pay for Performance raises and Benefit Improvements

Pay for Performance clarification We want to clarify a statement in our Legislative Update Week Ending 4-21-23. In the update, we mentioned that based on the budget which just passed [&hellip

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Legislative Update – Week Ending 3/24/23

Legislative Update – Week Ending 3/24/23

TSEA March 24, 2023 Comments Off on Legislative Update – Week Ending 3/24/23

Good news, Senate Bill 0276, which would provide 12 weeks of paid leave for state employees for the birth or adoption of a child, passed the Senate on Thursday, 3-23-23. Now [&hellip

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DOHR Announces July 1 Raises for State Employees

DOHR Announces July 1 Raises for State Employees

TSEA July 1, 2022 Comments Off on DOHR Announces July 1 Raises for State Employees

The Tennessee Department of Human Resources today announced Pay for Performance (P4P) and Expanded Pay Benefits rewards to eligible state employees effective July 1, 2022.  According to a communication from [&hellip

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Is 2022 the year you plan to retire?

Is 2022 the year you plan to retire?

TSEA March 11, 2022 Comments Off on Is 2022 the year you plan to retire?

It is the beginning of a new year, and some TSEA members will be or are considering retiring in 2022. Most state employees, including higher education employees, know the basics [&hellip

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Winter Pay Adjustments and Bonuses 2021-2022

Winter Pay Adjustments and Bonuses 2021-2022

TSEA December 17, 2021 Comments Off on Winter Pay Adjustments and Bonuses 2021-2022

On Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021, state employees received excellent news about upcoming pay adjustments. Some details of those announcements are included below. “We are grateful to the Lee administration and [&hellip

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DCS Announces Case Manager Series Salary Increases

DCS Announces Case Manager Series Salary Increases

TSEA June 25, 2021 Comments Off on DCS Announces Case Manager Series Salary Increases

Tennessee Department of Children’s Services Commissioner Jennifer Nichols announced today in an email to state employees details about Case Manager series salary increases. Her announcement is below. We are excited [&hellip

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UTHSC abruptly announces layoffs for 70 employees

UTHSC abruptly announces layoffs for 70 employees

TSEA March 12, 2021 Comments Off on UTHSC abruptly announces layoffs for 70 employees

TSEA has recently learned the University of Tennessee Health Science Center is laying off 70 employees effective today, Friday, March 12. UTHSC notified affected employees this morning that they would [&hellip

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