Who Are Employees?
Determining whether or not someone is an employee is a matter of law. A few examples of employees are: Corporate officers (including Subchapter S Corporations) Individuals who, under the usual commonlaw rules applicable in determining the employer/employee relationship, has the status of an employee Employees on whose earnings employers are required to pay Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA) Certain agricultural workers
Certain domestic workers Individuals who are considered to be employees are described in Tennessee Code Annotated (Section 507207(b)). Individuals who are not considered to be employees are described in Tennessee Code Annotated (Section 507207(c))”. Click on one of the above law references to find out who is and who is not an employee.
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Additional Employment Law Articles
- Tennessee Employment Law
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- What Is The Whistleblowers Law?
- Are There Exceptions To The Tennessee Employment At Will Law?
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- What Is The Family And Medical Leave Act – Fmla?
- Can An Employee Be Discharged While Out Sick Even Though They Provide A Doctor’s Statement?
- How Do I File A Claim For Discriminatory Practices?
- What Is Pregnancy Discrimination?
- What About Last Wages Due Deceased Employee?
- What Are Unauthorized Deductions From A Paycheck?
- What About Overtime And Minimum Wage, For Salaried Employees?
- What If I Have Questions Concerning A Pension Or 401(K) Plan?
- Who Enforces State Labor Laws?
- Does Tennessee Require Labor Laws To Be Posted?
- Does Tdlwd Provide Advice On Garnishments, Tax Levies, Or Other Similar Withholdings From Pay?
- Will Tdlwd Provide Me With Legal Representation Or Advice?
- As An Employer Must I Provide A Former Or Current Employee With A Copy Of My Employment Personnel Files?
- What Is The Law Concerning Payment Of Final Paychecks To Employees?
- Isn’t My Employer Required To Provide Breaks And A Meal Period?
- How Often Must My Employer Pay Me?
- My Employer Has Just Told Me He Is Going To Cut My Pay. Can He Do This Without My Approval?
- Can My Employer Hold My Paycheck Until I Return My Uniform, Etc.?
- Can My Employer Withhold The Cost Of My Uniform, Equipment, Company Loans, Shortages And Negligence, Etc. From My Paycheck?
- I Work In The Same Job Classification As A Person Of The Opposite Sex, But I Am Paid Less. Is This Legal?
- If I Complain About Equal Pay, Whose Wages Would Be Adjusted?
- Can An Employer Terminate An Employee For A Claim On Equal Pay?
- Is An Employer Required By Law To Provide Paid Vacation, Holidays, Severance Pay, Sick Pay Or Health Insurance?
- If An Employer’s Policy Provides A Paid Vacation And The Employee’s Employment Is Terminated, Is The Employer Required To Compensate For Any Vacation Time I Have Accrued But Not Used?
- If An Employee Terminates Voluntarily Or Involuntarily, Does The Employer Have To Pay All Wages Due At The Time Of Termination?
- If The Employer Refuses Payment Of Wages, What Can The Employee Do?
- If An Employee Is Still Employed And The Employer Is Not Paying The Employee Correctly And They File A Wage Claim, Can They Be Terminated?
- Who Determines How Many Hours A Part-Time Employee May Work And How Long May An Employee Be Consider Part-Time?
- My Employer Has Just Told Me That I Am Going To Be Paid By Direct Deposit. Can He Do This?
- My Child Is 15 And Wants To Work. Where Do I Get A Work Permit?
- What Is The Age A Child Can Go To Work? Are There Any Restrictions?
- Are Breaks Required For Minors Under Age 18:
- Are These Restrictions The Same For 16 And 17 Year Olds?
- I Am Working On A State-Funded Prevailing Wage Project? I Am Performing The Duties Of A Carpenter But Not Being Paid The Correct Wages. Can You Help Me?
- Does The Department Of Labor And Workforce Development Make On-Site Inspections?
- Who Sets The Prevailing Wage Rates?
- If A Contractor Has Not Paid The Prevailing Wage Rate, What Can Be Done?
- Who Is Liable For Unemployment Insurance Premiums?
- How Does My Business Register As A New Employer?
- What Is A Reimbursing Employer (Not-For-Profit And Government Entities)?
- If My Business Has Employees Working In Several States, To Which State(S) Should I Report The Employees?
- How Is My Premium Rate Determined?
- How Does My Business File Quarterly Reports?
- What Is The Definition Of Wages?
