(a) Any construction services provider who meets one (1) of the following criteria may apply for an exemption from § 50-6-902(a):

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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 50-6-903

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Department: means 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
  • Engaged in the construction industry: means any person or entity assigned to the contracting group as those classifications are designated by the rate service organization designated by the commissioner of commerce and insurance as provided in §. See Tennessee Code 50-6-901
  • Family-owned business: means a business entity in which members of the same family of the applicant have an aggregate of at least ninety-five percent (95%) ownership of such business. See Tennessee Code 50-6-901
  • Member of a limited liability company: means any member of a limited liability company formed pursuant to title 48, chapters 201-249 that is active and in good standing as reflected in the records of the secretary of state. See Tennessee Code 50-6-901
  • Partner: means any person who is a member of an association that is formed by two (2) or more persons to carry on as co-owners of a business or other undertaking for profit and such association is active and in good standing as reflected in the records of the secretary of state. See Tennessee Code 50-6-901
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • provider: means any person or entity engaged in the construction industry. See Tennessee Code 50-6-901
  • Sole proprietor: means one (1) person who owns a form of business in which that person owns all the assets of such business. See Tennessee Code 50-6-901
(1) An officer of a corporation who is engaged in the construction industry; provided, that no more than five (5) officers of one (1) corporation shall be eligible for an exemption;
(2) A member of a limited liability company who is engaged in the construction industry if such member owns at least twenty percent (20%) of such company;
(3) A partner in a limited partnership, limited liability partnership or a general partnership who is engaged in the construction industry if such partner owns at least twenty percent (20%) of such partnership;
(4) A sole proprietor engaged in the construction industry; or
(5) An owner of any business entity listed in subdivisions (a)(1)-(3) that is family-owned; provided, that no more than five (5) owners of one (1) family-owned business may be exempt from § 50-6-902(a).
(b) A construction services provider may be eligible for and may utilize multiple exemptions if the construction services provider meets the requirements set out in subsection (a) for each such exemption and complies with § 50-6-904 for each such exemption in which the construction services provider seeks to obtain; provided, however, that a construction services provider applying for a second or subsequent exemption shall not be required to pay the fees set out in § 50-6-912(a)(1) and (2), but shall instead pay the fee set out in § 50-6-912(a)(9) for each subsequent workers’ compensation exemption registration and shall pay the fee set out in § 50-6-912(a)(10) for each subsequent registration renewal.
(c)

(1) A construction services provider who is an individual and who does not meet the criteria established in subsection (a), but who is a member of a recognized religious sect or division and is an adherent of established tenets or teachers of such sect or division by reason of which such construction services provider is conscientiously opposed to acceptance of the benefits provided by this chapter may apply for an exemption from § 50-6-902(a); provided, however, that no more than five (5) individuals associated with one business entity may be exempt from § 50-6-902(a).
(2) Any applicant applying for an exemption from § 50-6-902(a) pursuant to subdivision (c)(1) shall provide an affidavit from the leader of the recognized religious sect or division stating that the individual filing the application for an exemption is a member of the recognized religious sect or division and is exempt, as evidenced by the Internal Revenue Service Form 4029, or similar form used by the internal revenue service. The leader of the recognized religious sect or division shall notify the bureau of workers’ compensation and department, in writing, if the member of the recognized religious sect or division who obtains an exemption from § 50-6-902(a) leaves or withdraws membership from the recognized religious sect or division.
(3) Each individual employee of a construction services provider who meets the religious exemption requirements pursuant to this subsection (c) shall pay the fees set out in § 50-6-912(a)(1) and (a)(2). Any collected fees shall be deposited into the employee misclassification education and enforcement fund, pursuant to § 50-6-913.
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