Chapter Definitions

1. Law
2. Tennessee Code
3. Employer and Employee
4. Tennessee Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
5. Chapter Definitions

As used in this chapter:

1. “Commissioner” means the commissioner of labor and workforce development;
2. “Employer” means a person employing fifteen (15) or more employees;
3. “Reasonable accommodation” may include:
   1. Making existing facilities used by employees readily accessible and usable;
   2. Providing more frequent, longer, or flexible breaks;
   3. Providing a private place, other than a bathroom stall, for the purpose of expressing milk;
   4. Modifying food or drink policy;
   5. Providing modified seating or allowing the employee to sit more frequently if the job requires standing;
   6. Providing assistance with manual labor and limits on lifting;
   7. Authorizing a temporary transfer to a vacant position;
   8. Providing job restructuring or light duty, if available;
   9. Acquiring or modifying of equipment, devices, or an employee's work station;
   10. Modifying work schedules; and
   11. Allowing flexible scheduling for prenatal visits; and
4. “Undue hardship” means an action requiring significant difficulty or expense.

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