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Have you joined the Sick Leave Bank?

Have you joined the Sick Leave Bank?

TSEA August 7, 2018 Comments Off on Have you joined the Sick Leave Bank?

If you are not already a member of the Sick Leave Bank, now is the time to do yourself a huge favor and join! Enrollment has begun and will last through the [&hellip

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Gov. Haslam signs bill extending Maternity and Paternity leave for State Employees

Gov. Haslam signs bill extending Maternity and Paternity leave for State Employees

TSEA May 4, 2018 Comments Off on Gov. Haslam signs bill extending Maternity and Paternity leave for State Employees

Yesterday (5-3-18) Governor Haslam signed into law legislation which allows state and higher education employees to use their sick leave and annual leave for maternity or paternity leave for a [&hellip

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Gov. Haslam Vetoes proton therapy cancer treatment option for state employees

Gov. Haslam Vetoes proton therapy cancer treatment option for state employees

TSEA May 3, 2018 Comments Off on Gov. Haslam Vetoes proton therapy cancer treatment option for state employees

Governor Haslam has vetoed legislation which would have provided state employees coverage under the state group insurance plan for physician prescribed hypofractionated proton therapy for cancer treatment as an alternative [&hellip

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Health Insurance Premium Holiday coming this November

Health Insurance Premium Holiday coming this November

TSEA April 27, 2018 Comments Off on Health Insurance Premium Holiday coming this November

We are happy to announce that today (4/27/2018) the State Group Insurance Committee voted to give all state employees, higher education employees and pre-65 retirees a health insurance premium holiday [&hellip

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State Employees to receive 3 percent raise

State Employees to receive 3 percent raise

TSEA December 19, 2017 Comments Off on State Employees to receive 3 percent raise

The state employee Pay for Performance salary increases and bonus structure for the 2016-2017 performance cycle were released today. Eligible state employees rated as Valued, Advanced, or Outstanding will receive [&hellip

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State Insurance Committee Election results

State Insurance Committee Election results

TSEA November 9, 2017 Comments Off on State Insurance Committee Election results

This morning, TSEA received the results of the election for the vacant seat on the state insurance committee. We’d like to congratulate the winner: Michelle Consiglio-Young, with the Tennessee Supreme [&hellip

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IMPORTANT UPDATE: State Insurance Committee Election

IMPORTANT UPDATE: State Insurance Committee Election

TSEA October 24, 2017 Comments Off on IMPORTANT UPDATE: State Insurance Committee Election

Reminder – Late in the day on Tuesday Oct. 24, due to an error, the state had to restart the State Insurance Committee Election. Employees who voted in the election [&hellip

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Annual enrollment ends next week

Annual enrollment ends next week

TSEA October 6, 2017 Comments Off on Annual enrollment ends next week

State and Higher Education Employees: Reminder, if you plan to make changes to your insurance benefits for 2018, don’t wait too long because your Annual Enrollment ends on Friday, October 13. [&hellip

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Performance Evaluation Reviews for Cycle Ending September 30, 2017

Performance Evaluation Reviews for Cycle Ending September 30, 2017

TSEA October 6, 2017 Comments Off on Performance Evaluation Reviews for Cycle Ending September 30, 2017

For a few weeks now TSEA has been fielding calls about Final Evaluations for the cycle just ended. We want to remind you of some important actions that can be [&hellip

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Sick Leave Bank Board votes to waive annual assessment

Sick Leave Bank Board votes to waive annual assessment

TSEA September 28, 2017 Comments Off on Sick Leave Bank Board votes to waive annual assessment

The Sick Leave Bank (SLB) Board of Trustees today voted unanimously to waive this year’s annual assessment of sick leave. Members can expect to receive a written notice of the [&hellip

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