Department of Labor and Workforce Development
Karla Davis, Commissioner

We administer the workers' compensation system and promote a better understanding of the program's benefits by informing employees and employers of their rights and responsibilities. Workers' Compenstation administers a mediation program for disputed claims, encourage workplace safety, participate in a public awareness campaign concerning fraud, and oversee an information awareness program for educating the public on laws and regulations which define workers' compensation requirements. We ensure that companies properly provide benefits and both assess and collect penalties for noncompliance from employers and insurance companies.

We administer the Second Injury Fund and manage the innovative Drug Free Workplace Program. Medical Fee Schedule information and the MIR Registry Program are also housed within the Division. Please contact us at 1-800-332-2667 (within Tennessee) or 615-532-4812. The Workers' Compensation Division has 8 area offices throughout the state.

• *SAVE THE DATES for the 16th Annual Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Education Conference. June 19-21, 2013. It will be held once again at the Nashville Airport Marriott.
• REGISTER NOW. SEMINAR on AMA GUIDES, 6th Ed., Memphis TN, OCTOBER 20-21. Presented by The American Academy of Disability Evaluating Physicians (AADEP) and the TDLWD’s Medical Impairment Rating Registry (MIRR). Please write Jay.Blaisdell@tn.gov or call 615-253-1613 for more details.  If you need a list of hotels, click here.
• Employee Misclassification Advisory Task Force
• Construction Industry Exemption (Public Chapter 1149)
• TN Drug Free Workplace Amended Rules
• C35A Utilization Review Denial Appeal Form updated on January 4, 2011
  
• AMA Guides Notice
• Coverage Verification Services
• Medical Fee Schedule Data Call Project
• Injured Employee Assistance
• Medical Fee Schedule Information (updated August 2012)
• Adopted Rules