AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 50-7-303, relative to suitable work requirements.

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As enacted, removes a requirement that work be deemed suitable for a claimant if certain criteria are met and a claimant's gross weekly wages equal or exceed certain threshold percentages of the claimant's weekly wage for insured work for the quarter of the base period when the claimant's wages were greatest. - Amends TCA Section 50-7-303.

Source: OpenStates · fetched May 27, 2026

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R · PrimeWilliam Lamberth
R · CoMark Cochran
R · CoMichele Reneau
R · CoRush Bricken
R · CoMark White

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