[Effective until 7/1/2024.]

(a) In addition to other remedies provided in this chapter:

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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 50-6-413

  • Administrator: means the chief administrative officer of the bureau of workers' compensation of the department of labor and workforce development. See Tennessee Code 50-6-102
  • Employee: includes every person, including a minor, whether lawfully or unlawfully employed, the president, any vice president, secretary, treasurer or other executive officer of a corporate employer without regard to the nature of the duties of the corporate officials, in the service of an employer, as employer is defined in subdivision (11), under any contract of hire or apprenticeship, written or implied. See Tennessee Code 50-6-102
  • Employer: includes any individual, firm, association or corporation, the receiver or trustee of the individual, firm, association or corporation, or the legal representative of a deceased employer, using the services of not less than five (5) persons for pay, except as provided in §. See Tennessee Code 50-6-102
  • Representative: when applied to those who represent a decedent, includes executors and administrators, unless the context implies heirs and distributees. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(1) If after due notice, an employer defaults in payment of penalties, then the amount due may be collected by civil action in the name of the administrator, and the employer adjudged in default shall pay the costs of the action; and
(2) The administrator or the administrator’s designee is authorized to issue a distress warrant against the delinquent employer for the amount of the penalties that may be due and unpaid as of the date of the issuance.
(b) The distress warrant is returnable within thirty (30) days from its date and has the same effect as other distress warrants authorized by law for the collection of delinquent taxes or revenue owed to the state or an agency of the state.
(c) Distress warrants issued under the authority of this chapter for the collection of penalties, arising out of this chapter may, in the discretion of the administrator, be addressed to and delivered to an employee or representative of the bureau for the purpose of execution, and the employee or representative has the same power and authority as a sheriff for the purpose of levying and executing the distress warrant. All costs must be included in the total amount to be collected from the penalized party.
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