On August 17 the Governor signed the Tennessee COVID-19 Recovery Act (“the Act”). Under the Act, an individual or legal entity (a "person") will not be liable for loss, damage, injury, or death (collectively referred to hereinafter as an "injury") that arises from...
On Monday, March 30, Governor Bill Lee enacted a safer at home Executive Order No. 22 (EO 22). This article will briefly touch on what that order means in Tennessee, and discuss several issues employers are currently facing under state and federal law as a result of...
A case was decided on May 8 that clarified when attorneys fees are to be awarded on cases where a denial of the claim has been made and the claim is later accepted or determined to be compensable. In Andrews v. Yates Services, LLC, docket Number 2016-05-0854, the...
In a case handled by B. Duane Willis of Morgan & Akins, Joseph Kolby Willis v. All Staff, 2017 Tenn. LEXIS 455 (August 7, 2017), the Tennessee Supreme Court Special Workers Compensation Panel affirmed the dismissal of a claim as not work related, and restated...