On June 16, 2020, the State of Tennessee General Assembly passed Senate Bill No. 2520 (Public Chapter No. 745), and Governor Lee signed it into law on June 22, 2020. This Act amended Tennessee Code Annotated, 50-7-403(d), by adding the following as a new subdivision (8):
Notwithstanding subdivision (d)(1)(A), the commissioner, in the commissioner’s sole discretion, may authorize, in whole or in part, a non-charge to the account of a contributory employer that is in the base period for any unemployment benefits paid to a claimant as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects, in accordance with 42 U.S.C. 1103(h)(3)(B), as enacted in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act.
The Commissioner has exercised this authority and is relieving all contributory employers of all charges against their employer account for all claims filed with effective dates between March 14, 2020, and December 31, 2020.
This non-charge is for all benefits paid during this timeframe, as well as, after December 31, 2020, until the claims filed have exhausted all benefit payments to the claimants.
Please contact your CCC Account Executive if you have any additional questions, comments, and concerns.
