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Health Insurance Changes: What to expect in 2014
By Gwen Tuttle TSEA Compensation and Benefits Manager Depending on your perspective, you may be pleasantly surprised to find that the summary of changes below for 2014 do not include many of the costs
Read More »Court ruling announced, state to move ahead with layoffs
Earlier this morning, during a session of the Second Circuit Court, Davidson County Circuit Court Judge Amanda McClendon announced her decision to deny a preliminary injunction, sought by TSEA, that would have prevented the
Read More »2013 Salary Study Calculator
Earlier this morning, TSEA received a copy of the state’s salary calculator and instructions as sent to workers in DHS. This calculator was provided by the state to assist you in determining what your level
Read More »Part-time, temporary recruiter positions available statewide for TSEA
Responsible to cover one of five districts in East, Northeast, Middle, Southeast or West TN; Able to travel within the state; Must possess cell phone, email and computer capabilities; Prior experience in TN state
Read More »State’s job posting site comes back online
Earlier today, the state’s job portal website (NeoGov) came back online. As of the writing of this message there were 225 positions posted on the site. The closing date listed for many of these
Read More »URGENT! Layoffs barred until Monday, June 24th
If you are affected by the recent reductions-in-force (RIF), and your lay-off date is this week, you need to be aware that Davidson County Circuit Court Judge Amanda McClendon – by way of a
Read More »Update on TSEA Lawsuit Challenging State’s Handling of Layoffs
Today, at a 9 AM hearing before Davidson County Circuit Judge Amanda McClendon, lawyers for TSEA and Governor Haslam and the several departments recently sued by TSEA argued their respective cases regarding TSEA’s allegation
Read More »Compensation Study Update
Earlier today, Governor Haslam sent out the following message to all state employees regarding the compensation study for executive branch employees (There are three branches of government – Judicial, Legislative, and Executive. All employees
Read More »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 »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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