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Legislative Update Week Ending 2-4-2022
Gov. Bill Lee this week presented his 4th State of the State address. While he didn’t outright mention state employees in his speech, he also released his FY2022/2023 Budget Proposal, which proposes funding a 4-percent salary
Read More »Legislative Update Week Ending 1-21-2022
The 112th Tennessee General Assembly reconvened on Tuesday, January 11, 2022. Livestreams and videos of legislative meetings and activities are accessible on the legislative calendar page at this link: https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/schedule/ We have had a
Read More »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 the members of the
Read More »TSEA concerned about funding for 2022 Pay for Performance rewards
The 2021 Pay for Performance rewards email sent by DOHR to all state employees on May 11, 2021, included a sentence that concerned TSEA and which may have been overlooked by many. The sentence
Read More »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 to announce that DCS’
Read More »TDOC Announces Salary Adjustments for Probation and Parole Staff
NASHVILLE – Effective July 1, 2021, the Tennessee Department of Correction’s Probation and Parole Officers will receive long-awaited salary adjustments, Commissioner Parker announced Tuesday. According to a press release, the adjustments will significantly increase
Read More »Details on reinstated 2021 Pay for Performance rewards
The Department of Human Resources recently released details about the 2021 pay for performance raises. Included below is the text from their communication to employees: — DOHR Communication to Employees 5/12/2021 After suspending the
Read More »State Budget passes including significant funding for state employees
The Tennessee General Assembly has passed the FY2021/2022 state budget, including funding for state employee performance raises, bonuses, benefit increases, and various salary adjustments. “It has been an incredibly challenging year, but today is
Read More »Legislative Update: Week Ending 2-12-2021
“I said at the start how proud I am of my staff and cabinet, and I am just as proud of all of our fellow co-workers, the best state employees in all of America,”
Read More »Raises and other recommendations included in proposed budget from Gov. Lee
Governor Lee during his Feb. 8, 2021 State of the State address recommended a 4-percent raise for State Employees. “I said at the start how proud I am of my staff and cabinet, and
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