Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-21-501 (2026)
Discrimination prohibited
✓ current as of May 2026
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, it is a discriminatory practice for a person to deny an individual the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages and accommodations of a place of public accommodation, resort or amusement, as defined in this chapter, on the grounds of race, creed, color, religion, sex, age or national origin.
Acts 1978, ch. 748, § 13; T.C.A., § 4-2111; Acts 1980, ch. 732, § 9; T.C.A., § 4-21-111.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1998–2021 · leading case: Phillips v. Interstate Hotels Corp., 974 S.W.2d 680 (Tenn. 1998).
Phillips v. Interstate Hotels Corp., 974 S.W.2d 680 (Tenn. 1998). “" Specifically, the plaintiff asserts that the defendants violated Tenn.Code Ann. § 4-21-501 of the Tennessee Human Rights Act ("THRA") by denying black patrons the full and equal enjoyment of Kicks' goods, services, facilities and accommodations.”
Lindsey v. Allstate Ins., 34 F. Supp. 2d 636 (W.D. Tenn. 1999). “Tenn.Code Ann. § 4-21-501 In their complaint, Plaintiffs asserted that Defendant violated their rights under § 4-21-501 of the THRA.”
Arnett v. Domino's Pizza I, L.L.C., 124 S.W.3d 529 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2003). “Tenn.Code Ann. § 4-21-501 (1998). As defined by Tenn.”
Warren v. Warrior Golf Capital, LLC, 126 F. Supp. 3d 988 (E.D. Tenn. 2015). “Racial Discrimination Warren claims that his treatment by Baneberry constitutes racial profiling or discrimination, in violation of Tenn.Code Ann. § 4-21-501, which states: Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, it is a discriminatory practice for a person to deny an…”
Freeman v. Wal-mart Stores East, Lp, 781 F. Supp. 2d 661 (E.D. Tenn. 2011). “Freeman cannot show he was denied access to Wal-Mart, either directly or through disparate treatment, he cannot make out a prima facie case of racial profiling or discrimination, in violation of Tenn.Code Ann. § 4-21-501. Even if he could make out a prima facie case, however,…”
Washington v. Riverview Hotel, Inc. (M.D. Tenn. 2021). “Claim Under the Tennessee Human Rights Act, Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-21-501 Washington asserts a claim under the Tennessee Human Rights Act, Tennessee Code § 4- 21-501, which provides that “it is a discriminatory practice for a person to deny an individual the full and equal…”
Felisha Robinson v. Univ. of Tennessee Health Sci. Ctr. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2016). “, forbids employment-related discrimination; Part 5 of the THRA, Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-21-501 , et seq. forbids discrimination in public accommodations; and Part 6, Tenn.”
Willock v. Hilton Dom. Operating Co. Inc. (M.D. Tenn. 2020). “§ 4-21-501 . Counts IV and V are Tennessee common law claims for, respectively, intentional infliction of emotional distress and breach of contract.”
Kina Crider v. The Cnty. of Henry, Tennessee (Tenn. Ct. App. 2008). “of the Tennessee Code; the Tennessee Human Rights Act, specifically section 4-21-501 of the Tennessee Code; and certain provisions of the Tennessee Constitution.”
Kina Crider v. The Cnty. of Henry, Tennessee (Tenn. Ct. App. 2005). “of the Tennessee Code; the Tennessee Human Rights Act, specifically section 4-21-501 of the Tennessee Code; and certain provisions of the Tennessee Constitution.”
Crider v. Cnty. of Henry, 295 S.W.3d 269 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2009). “of the Tennessee Code; the Tennessee Human Rights Act, specifically section 4-21-501 of the Tennessee Code; and certain provisions of the Tennessee Constitution.”
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