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Outsourcing transparency bill on calendar for Wednesday (1/17/18)
NASHVILLE – The House State Government Subcommittee is scheduled this week to hear legislation intended to improve oversight, legislative involvement, and transparency over the state’s outsourcing process. HB944, introduced last [&hellip
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Social Media, Part 2
From time to time, it’s important to have a refresher on policies we know or think we know. A few years ago, I wrote an article on social media and [&hellip
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State Announces Changes to Employee Performance Management Program
Gov. Bill Haslam and Tennessee Department of Human Resources (DOHR) Commissioner Rebecca Hunter today revealed changes to the performance management program for state employees. According to a news release, “Performance Management [&hellip
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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, [&hellip
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DOHR Social Media Policy: Employees must exercise caution
DOHR’s Personal Use of Social Media policy, revised February 2015, has recently come up again especially as it relates to state employee’s posting their personal concerns about happenings in the [&hellip
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What we know about the Governor’s proposed budget
What we know. Last night, Governor Haslam gave his State of the State address, outlining his FY2015-2016 proposed budget. Here is what we know about the Governor’s proposed budget as [&hellip
Read More »Disciplinary Appeals: Can you handle it on your own?
Abraham Lincoln gets the credit for the old chestnut, “he who represents himself has a fool for a client.” Famously ascribed to him over 150 years ago, the maxim was [&hellip
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TSEA to Assist DHS Employees
TSEA is very concerned by the recent elimination of more than 100 jobs by the Department of Human Services. DHS, on Friday, eliminated 121 probationary positions in their Family Assistance [&hellip
Read More »Parking Woes
By Jonathan Stephens, TSEA Staff Attorney [email protected] NASHVILLE – State employees who work in downtown Nashville have recently had to deal with changes in their usual parking routine. These changes are primarily due to parking lot and [&hellip
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Chattanooga State Office Building Temperature Issues Update
Updated as of 3/14/2014: During January’s record-breaking cold, two state office buildings in Chattanooga, managed by the giant Chicago-based company Jones Lang LaSalle (recently rebranded as just JLL), experienced major challenges with their climate control systems. One [&hellip
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