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Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-101 (2026)

Short title - Controlling law

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This chapter shall be cited to as the "Workers' Compensation Law" and shall be controlling for any claim for workers' compensation benefits for an injury, as defined in this chapter, when the date of injury is on or after July 1, 2014. All claims having a date of injury prior to July 1, 2014, shall be governed by prior law.

Acts 1919, ch. 123, § 1; Shan. Supp., § 3608a137; Code 1932, § 6851; impl. am. Acts 1980, ch. 534, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 50-901; Acts 2013, ch. 289, § 3.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 65 cases (10 in the last 5 years), 1984–2026 · leading case: Curtis v. G.E. Capital Modular Space, 155 S.W.3d 877 (Tenn. 2005).
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Curtis v. G.E. Capital Modular Space, 155 S.W.3d 877 (Tenn. 2005). · cites it 2× “For instance, Tennessee Code Annotated section 50-6-103(a) (1999) provides that “[e]very employer and employee subject to the Workers’ Compensation Law shall, respectively, pay and accept compensation for personal injury or death by accident arising out of and in the course of…”
Clanton v. Cain-Sloan Co., 677 S.W.2d 441 (Tenn. 1984). · cites it 2× “Tennessee’s Workers’ Compensation Law, T.C.A., §§ 50-6-101 et seq., first enacted in 1919, typifies in its general features the operation of workers’ compensation laws and illustrates the manner in which the perceived ills of the old system were remedied.”
Gonzales v. Alman Constr. Co., 857 S.W.2d 42 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 2× “Alman insists that plaintiff James Franklin Gonzales’ exclusive remedy for injuries he received in the course and scope of his employment with Alman is under the Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Act, Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 50-6-101, et seq. We agree, and reverse the…”
Kighwaunda M. Yardley v. Hosp. Housekeeping Sys., LLC, 470 S.W.3d 800 (Tenn. 2015). · cites it 2× “Acts 369 ; see also Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 50-6-101 to -921. Thus, the Act is a “comprehensive [legal] system that reflects a compromise between the interests of employers and employees.”
Smith v. Lincoln Brass Works, Inc., 712 S.W.2d 470 (Tenn. 1986). · cites it 2× “for benefits as provided in Section 50-6-101 et seq. of the Tennessee Code Annotated.”
Woods v. Harry B. Woods Plumbing Co., 967 S.W.2d 768 (Tenn. 1998). · cites it 2× “DISCUSSION The Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Act (“Act"), Tenn.Code Ann. § 50-6-101 et seq., provides the exclusive remedies for workers sustaining workrelated injuries.”
Wait v. Travelers Indem. Co. of Illinois, 240 S.W.3d 220 (Tenn. 2007). “The Workers’ Compensation Act and Telecommuting The Workers’ Compensation Act (“Act”), codified at Tennessee Code Annotated sections 50-6-101 to -801 (2005), is a legislatively created quid pro quo system where an injured worker forfeits any potential common law rights for…”
Christopher Alexander v. Kellogg USA, 674 F. App'x 496 (6th Cir. 2017). “§ 2615 (a); Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-101 . The United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee granted summary judgment to Kellogg on each claim.”
Ricardo Torres v. Precision Indus., Inc., 938 F.3d 752 (6th Cir. 2019). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-101 et seq. The district court held a bench trial, during which Precision argued that it had not retaliated against Torres and that, even if it had, the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 preempted any remedy because Torres had not been authorized…”
Spencer v. Towson Moving & Storage, Inc., 922 S.W.2d 508 (Tenn. 1996). · cites it 2× “Tenn.Code Ann. § 50-6-101 et seq. (1991 & Supp.”
Anderson v. Save-A-Lot, Ltd., 989 S.W.2d 277 (Tenn. 1999). · cites it 2× “Tennessee Law Tennessee's Workers' Compensation Law, Tenn.Code Ann. §§ 50-6-101 et seq. (1991 Repl.”
Leatherwood v. United Parcel Serv., 708 S.W.2d 396 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1985). · cites it 2× “T.C.A. § 50-6-101 et seq. (1983). T.C.A. § 50-6-108 (1983) provides: Right to compensation exclusive.”
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— Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-101(14)(B) — 1 case
Williamson, Rosalind v. Preofessional Care Servs., 2017 TN WC 238 (Tenn. Ct. Work. Comp. Cl. 2017).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-101(6) — 1 case
Pope, Gregory v. Nebco of Cleveland, Inc. d/b/a Toyota of Cleveland, 2016 TN WC 130 (Tenn. Ct. Work. Comp. Cl. 2016).
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