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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 period not to exceed
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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 to radiation treatment. SB367/HB523
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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 for November 2018. This
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Bill to increase the Employee Suggestion Award passes House State Gov. Sub
Yesterday (2/7/18) HB1788 was amended and passed by the House State Gov. Subcommittee. HB1788/SB1919 is sponsored by Rep. Martin Daniel and Sen. Steven Dickerson and is part of TSEA’s 2018 legislative agenda. This bill
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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 Court, Administrative Office of
Read More »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 on Monday, October 23rd
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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. The Annual Enrollment dates
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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 board’s decision soon. The
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Open Enrollment ends Oct. 14 for TN State Employees
The open enrollment period for Tennessee state employees ends Friday, October 14 — for State and Higher Education employees. (Note: retirees have an additional 2 weeks through October 28.) Health Insurance premiums Health insurance premiums –
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Short Term / Long Term Disability Update
The state at the June 30 insurance committee meeting awarded a contract to The Standard to deliver Short Term/Long Term Disability benefits to state and higher education members in 2017. During the course of implementation, representatives from
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