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TN Code § 4-20-304 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 20 - Art|Part 3 - Douglas Henry State Museum Commission|§ 4-20-304. Powers and Authority — Assistance and Data From Other State Entities — Sole Governing Authority of Museum

  The commission is authorized and empowered to:  Oversee the operation of the state museum;   Employ a museum executive director;   Promulgate rules and regulations for its own governance and for the operation and administration of the museum, with the rules and regulations being promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in chapter 5 of this title;   Identify the necessary controls to ensure expenditures in accordance with the law of such public funds as may be appropriated to the commission;   Make regular reports to the general assembly as required; and   Adopt policies designed to fulfill the duties and to attain the objectives of the commission as established by law.     The commission may request and shall receive from any department, division, board, bureau, commission or agency of this state any assistance and data as will enable it properly to carry out its powers and duties under this part.   The commission shall be the sole governing authority of the state museum.
TN Code § 4-20-305 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 20 - Art|Part 3 - Douglas Henry State Museum Commission|§ 4-20-305. Commission Official Agency to Receive Federal Funding

 The commission is the official agency of the state to receive federal funding related to the functions of the museum and for regranting to other appropriate entities.
TN Code § 4-21-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 21 - Human Rights|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 4-21-101. Purpose and Intent

  It is the purpose and intent of the general assembly by this chapter to:  Provide for execution within Tennessee of the policies embodied in the federal Civil Rights Acts of 1964, 1968 and 1972, the Pregnancy Amendment of 1978 (42 U.S.C. § 2000e(k)), and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq.);   Assure that Tennessee has appropriate legislation prohibiting discrimination in employment, public accommodations and housing sufficient to justify the deferral of cases by the federal equal employment opportunity commission, the department of housing and urban development, the secretary of labor and the department of justice under those statutes;   Safeguard all individuals within the state from discrimination because of race, creed, color, religion, sex, age or national origin in connection with employment and public accommodations, and because of race, color, creed, religion, sex or national origin in connection with housing;   Protect their interest in personal dignity and freedom from humiliation;   Make available to the state their full productive capacity in employment;   Secure the state against domestic strife and unrest that would menace its democratic institutions;   Preserve the public safety, health and general welfare; and   Further the interest, rights, opportunities and privileges of individuals within the state.     The prohibitions in this chapter against discrimination because of age in connection with employment and public accommodations shall be limited to individuals who are at least forty (40) years of age.
TN Code § 4-21-201 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 21 - Human Rights|Part 2 - Human Rights Commission|§ 4-21-201. Commission Created — Members

  There is hereby created the Tennessee human rights commission.    The commission shall consist of nine (9) members to be appointed as follows:  The speaker of the senate shall appoint two (2) members;   The speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint two (2) members; and   The governor shall appoint five (5) members.     Three (3) members of the commission shall reside in each grand division.   The appointing authorities shall consult with each other prior to appointing any member to the commission to ensure that appointments are made in accordance with this subsection (b).      The entire membership of the commission as comprised on December 31, 2014, shall be vacated on January 1, 2015, and new members shall be appointed in accordance with subsection (b).   In order to stagger the terms of the newly appointed commission members, initial appointments shall be made as follows:  Each of the appointing authorities shall make one (1) initial appointment for a term that shall begin on January 1, 2015, and expire on June 30, 2017;   The governor shall make three (3) initial appointments for a term that shall begin on January 1, 2015, and expire on June 30, 2019; and   Each of the appointing authorities shall make one (1) initial appointment for a term that shall begin on January 1, 2015, and expire on June 30, 2021.        Following the expiration of members' initial terms as prescribed in subdivision (c)(2), all appointments to the commission shall be for terms of six (6) years and shall begin on July 1 and terminate on June 30, six (6) years thereafter.   All members shall serve until the expiration of the term to which they were appointed and until their successors are appointed and qualified.   A vacancy occurring other than by expiration of a term shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment but for the unexpired term only.   Successors shall be appointed from the same grand divisions in which the members they are replacing reside.   Members shall be eligible for reappointment to the commission following the expiration of their terms, but shall serve no more than two (2) consecutive six-year terms.     The commission shall designate one (1) of its members to serve as chair for a two-year term. The chair may be reappointed to serve for one (1) additional term. No member may serve as chair for more than two (2) consecutive terms.   The members shall be appointed on a nonpartisan basis and shall be broadly representative of employees, proprietors, trade unions, religious groups, human rights' groups and the general public.   The members are entitled to reimbursement for expenses incurred in the performance of their duties and to reasonable fees for each day of service as hearing examiners.   A commissioner who is absent from more than three (3) regularly scheduled meetings in the course of the commission's fiscal year may be removed from the commission by the respective appointing authority.
TN Code § 4-21-301 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 21 - Human Rights|Part 3 - Violations—procedures|§ 4-21-301. Discriminatory Practices

  It is a discriminatory practice for a person or for two (2) or more persons to:  Retaliate or discriminate in any manner against a person because such person has opposed a practice declared discriminatory by this chapter or because such person has made a charge, filed a complaint, testified, assisted or participated in any manner in any investigation, proceeding or hearing under this chapter;   Willfully interfere with the performance of a duty or the exercise of a power by the commission or one (1) of its members or representatives;   Willfully obstruct or prevent a person from complying with this chapter or an order issued under this chapter; or   Violate the terms of a conciliation agreement made pursuant to this chapter.     No individual employee or agent of an employer shall be liable for any violation of part 4 of this chapter that any employer shall be found to have committed.
TN Code § 4-21-302 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 21 - Human Rights|Part 3 - Violations—procedures|§ 4-21-302. Complaints — Consideration by Commission

  A person claiming to be aggrieved by a discriminatory practice, or a member of the commission may file with the commission a written sworn complaint stating that a discriminatory practice has been committed, setting forth the facts sufficient to enable the commission to identify the persons charged, referred to in this part as the respondent. Within ten (10) days after receipt of the complaint, the commission shall serve on the complainant a notice acknowledging the filing of the complaint and informing the complainant of the respondent's time limits and choice of forums under this chapter.   The commission staff, or a person designated pursuant to its rules, shall promptly investigate the matter to determine whether the discriminatory practice exists and shall within ten (10) days furnish the respondent with a copy of the complaint and a notice advising the respondent of the respondent's procedural rights and obligations under this chapter.   The complaint must be filed within one hundred eighty (180) days after the commission of the alleged discriminatory practice.    The commission staff, or a person designated pursuant to its rules, shall commence an investigation of the complaint within thirty (30) days after the filing of the complaint. The commission staff, or designee, shall promptly investigate the matter to determine whether the discriminatory practice exists.   If it is determined that there is no reasonable cause to believe that the respondent has engaged in a discriminatory practice, the commission shall furnish a copy of the order to the complainant, the respondent, and such public officers and persons as the commission deems proper.      The complainant, within thirty (30) days after receiving a copy of the order dismissing the complaint, may file with the commission an application for reconsideration of the order.   Upon such application, the commission or an individual designated pursuant to its rules shall make a new determination within thirty (30) days whether there is reasonable cause to believe that the respondent has engaged in a discriminatory practice.   If it is determined that there is no reasonable cause to believe that the respondent has engaged in a discriminatory practice, the commission shall issue an order dismissing the complaint after reconsideration, and furnishing a copy of the order to the complainant, the respondent, and such public officers and persons as the commission deems proper.
TN Code § 4-21-303 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 21 - Human Rights|Part 3 - Violations—procedures|§ 4-21-303. Conciliation Agreements — Temporary Relief

  If the staff determines after investigation, or if the commission or its delegate determines after the review provided for in § 4-21-302 that there is reasonable cause to believe that the respondent has engaged in a discriminatory practice, the commission staff shall endeavor to eliminate the alleged discriminatory practices by conference, conciliation and persuasion.   The terms of a conciliation agreement reached with a respondent shall require the respondent to refrain from discriminatory practices in the future, and shall make such further provisions as may be agreed upon between the commission or its assigned staff and the respondent.   If a conciliation agreement is entered into, the commission shall issue and serve on the complainant an order stating its terms. A copy of the order shall be delivered to the respondent, and such public officers and persons as the commission deems proper.   Except for the terms of the conciliation agreement, neither the commission nor any officer or employee thereof shall make public, without the written consent of the complainant and the respondent, information concerning efforts in a particular case to eliminate discriminatory practice by conference, conciliation or persuasion, whether or not there is a determination of reasonable cause or a conciliation agreement. The conciliation agreement itself shall be made public unless the complainant and the respondent otherwise agree, and the commission also determines that disclosure is not required to further the purposes of this chapter.   At the expiration of one (1) year from the date of a conciliation agreement, and at other times in its reasonable discretion, the commission staff may investigate whether the terms of the agreement have been and are being complied with by the respondent.   Upon finding that the terms of the agreement are not being complied with by the respondent, the commission shall take such action as it deems appropriate to assure compliance.   At any time after a complaint is filed, the commission may file an action in the chancery court or circuit court in a county in which the subject of the complaint occurs, or in a county in which a respondent resides or has the respondent's principal place of business, seeking appropriate temporary relief against the respondent, pending final determination of proceedings under the chapter, including an order or decree restraining such respondent from doing or procuring any act tending to render ineffectual any order the commission may enter with respect to the complaint. The court has the power to grant such temporary relief or restraining order as it deems just and proper.
TN Code § 4-21-305 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 21 - Human Rights|Part 3 - Violations—procedures|§ 4-21-305. Findings and Orders

  If the commission determines that the respondent has not engaged in a discriminatory practice, the commission shall state its findings of fact and conclusions of law and shall issue an order dismissing the complaint. A copy of the order shall be delivered to the complainant, the respondent, and such public officers and persons as the commission deems proper.   If the commission determines that the respondent has engaged in a discriminatory practice, the commission shall state its findings of fact and conclusions of law and shall issue an order requiring the respondent to cease and desist from the discriminatory practice and to take such affirmative action as in the judgment of the commission will carry out the purposes of this chapter. A copy of the order shall be delivered to the respondent, the complainant, and to such public officers and persons as the commission deems proper.
TN Code § 4-21-306 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 21 - Human Rights|Part 3 - Violations—procedures|§ 4-21-306. Remedies

  Affirmative action ordered under this section may include, but is not limited to:  Hiring, reinstatement or upgrading of employees with or without back pay. Interim earnings or amounts earnable with reasonable diligence by the person or persons discriminated against shall operate to reduce the back pay otherwise allowable;   Admission or restoration of individuals to union membership, admission to, or participation in, a guidance program, apprenticeship, training program, on-the-job training program, or other occupational training or retraining program, and the utilization of objective criteria in the admission of individuals to such programs;   Admission of individuals to a place of public accommodation, resort or amusement;   The extension to all individuals of the full and equal enjoyment of the advantages, facilities, privileges and services of the respondent;   Reporting as to the manner of compliance;   Posting notices in conspicuous places in the respondent's place of business in the form prescribed by the commission and inclusion of such notices in advertising material;   Payment to the complainant of damages for an injury, including humiliation and embarrassment, caused by the discriminatory practice, and cost, including a reasonable attorney's fee;   Such other remedies as shall be necessary and proper to eliminate all the discrimination identified by the evidence submitted at the hearing or in the record; and    In cases involving discriminatory housing practices only, payment by the respondent of a civil penalty:   In an amount not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000) if the respondent has not been adjudged to have committed any prior unlawful discriminatory housing practices;   In an amount not exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) if the respondent has been adjudged to have committed one (1) other unlawful discriminatory housing practice during the five-year period ending on the date of the filing of the complaint; or   In an amount not exceeding fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) if the respondent has been adjudged to have committed two (2) or more unlawful discriminatory housing practices during the seven-year period ending on the date of the filing of the complaint;     If the acts constituting the discriminatory housing practice that is the object of the complaint are committed by the same natural person who has been previously adjudged to have committed acts constituting an unlawful discriminatory housing practice, then the civil penalties set forth in subdivisions (a)(9)(A)(ii) and (iii) may be imposed without regard to the period of time within which any subsequent discriminatory housing practice occurred.       The commission may publish, or cause to be published, the names of persons who have been determined to have engaged in a discriminatory practice.
TN Code § 4-21-308 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 21 - Human Rights|Part 3 - Violations—procedures|§ 4-21-308. Access to Records

  In connection with an investigation of a complaint filed under this chapter, the commission or its designated representative at any reasonable time may request access to premises, records and documents relevant to the complaint and the right to examine a photograph and copy evidence.   Every person subject to this chapter shall:  Make and keep records relevant to the determination of whether discriminatory practices have been or are being committed;   Preserve such records for such periods; and   Make such reports therefrom, as the commission shall prescribe by regulation or order, as reasonably necessary, or appropriate for the enforcement of this chapter or the regulation or orders thereunder.     So as to avoid undue burdens on persons subject to this chapter, records and reports required by the commission under this section shall conform as near as may be to similar records and reports required by federal law and the laws of other states and to customary recordkeeping practice.   If a person fails to permit access, examination, photographing or copying or fails to make, keep or preserve records or make reports in accordance with this section, the chancery court in Davidson county or the chancery court or circuit court for the county in which such person is found, resides, or has such person's principal place of business, upon application of the commission, may issue an order requiring compliance.   The commission, by regulation, shall require each person subject to this chapter who controls an apprenticeship or other training program to keep all records reasonably necessary to carry out the purpose of the chapter, including, but not limited to, a list of applicants who wish to participate in such program, including the chronological order in which applications were received, and shall furnish to the commission upon request, a detailed description of the manner in which persons are selected to participate in the apprenticeship or other training programs.   A person who believes that the application to it of a regulation or order issued under this section would result in undue hardship may apply to the commission for an exemption from the application of the regulation or order. If the commission finds the application of the regulation or order to the person in question would impose an undue hardship, the commission may grant appropriate relief.
TN Code § 4-21-309 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 21 - Human Rights|Part 3 - Violations—procedures|§ 4-21-309. Subpoenas

   Upon written application to the commission, a party to a proceeding is entitled as of right to the issuance of subpoenas for deposition or hearing in the name of the commission by an individual designated pursuant to its rules requiring attendance and the giving of testimony by witnesses and the production of documents.   A subpoena so issued shall show on its face the name and address of the party at whose request the subpoena is directed.   On petition of the person to whom the subpoena is directed and notice to the requesting party, the commission or an individual designated pursuant to its rules may vacate or modify the subpoena.   Depositions of witnesses may be taken as prescribed by the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure.   Witnesses whose depositions are taken, or who are summoned before the commission or its agents, will be entitled to the same witness and mileage fees as are paid to the witnesses subpoenaed in chancery courts of the state.     If a person fails to comply with a subpoena issued by the commission, the chancery court or circuit court of the county in which the person is found, resides, or has the person's principal place of business, upon application of the commission or the party requesting the subpoena, may issue an order requiring compliance. In any proceeding brought under this section, the court may modify or set aside the subpoena.
TN Code § 4-21-310 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 21 - Human Rights|Part 3 - Violations—procedures|§ 4-21-310. Resistance To, Obstruction, etc., of Commission

 Any person who willfully resists, prevents, impedes or interferes with the performance of a duty or the exercise of a power by the commission or one (1) of its members or representatives commits a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 4-21-311 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 21 - Human Rights|Part 3 - Violations—procedures|§ 4-21-311. Additional Remedies Preserved — Civil Action — Allocations of Burden of Proof

  Any person injured by any act in violation of this chapter shall have a civil cause of action in chancery court or circuit court.   In such an action, the court may issue any permanent or temporary injunction, temporary restraining order, or any other order and may award to the plaintiff actual damages sustained by such plaintiff, together with the costs of the lawsuit, including a reasonable fee for the plaintiff's attorney of record, all of which shall be in addition to any other remedies contained in this chapter.   In cases involving discriminatory housing practices, the court may award punitive damages to the plaintiff, in addition to the other relief specified in this section and this chapter. In addition to the remedies set forth in this section, all remedies described in § 4-21-306, except the civil penalty described in § 4-21-306(a)(9), shall be available in any lawsuit filed pursuant to this section.   A civil cause of action under this section shall be filed in chancery court or circuit court within one (1) year after the alleged discriminatory practice ceases, and any such action shall supersede any complaint or hearing before the commission concerning the same alleged violations, and any such administrative action shall be closed upon such filing.   In any civil cause of action alleging a violation of this chapter or of § 8-50-103, the plaintiff shall have the burden of establishing a prima facie case of intentional discrimination or retaliation. If the plaintiff satisfies this burden, the burden shall then be on the defendant to produce evidence that one (1) or more legitimate, nondiscriminatory reasons existed for the challenged employment action. The burden on the defendant is one of production and not persuasion. If the defendant produces such evidence, the presumption of discrimination or retaliation raised by the plaintiff's prima facie case is rebutted, and the burden shifts to the plaintiff to demonstrate that the reason given by the defendant was not the true reason for the challenged employment action and that the stated reason was a pretext for illegal discrimination or retaliation. The foregoing allocations of burdens of proof shall apply at all stages of the proceedings, including motions for summary judgment. The plaintiff at all times retains the burden of persuading the trier of fact that the plaintiff has been the victim of intentional discrimination or retaliation.