Establishes the Workers' Right to Live Act to ensure workplace safety and accountability for preventable fatalities.
The Workers' Right to Live Act aims to enhance workplace safety in Tennessee by holding businesses accountable for fatalities. It mandates reporting of workplace deaths within 24 hours and establishes a system for investigating such incidents. Employers found negligent face financial penalties, including fines and claw backs of economic incentives. The act also creates a worker protection fund to support affected families and ensures that compensation for workplace deaths is not capped. The act takes effect July 1, 2026.
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