{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-4-21-301","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-21-301","heading":"Discriminatory practices","body":"(a) It is a discriminatory practice for a person or for two (2) or more persons to: (1) Retaliate or discriminate in any manner against a person because such person has opposed a practice declared discriminatory by this chapter or because such person has made a charge, filed a complaint, testified, assisted or participated in any manner in any investigation, proceeding or hearing under this chapter; (2) Willfully interfere with the performance of a duty or the exercise of a power by the commission or one (1) of its members or representatives; (3) Willfully obstruct or prevent a person from complying with this chapter or an order issued under this chapter; or (4) Violate the terms of a conciliation agreement made pursuant to this chapter. (b) No individual employee or agent of an employer shall be liable for any violation of part 4 of this chapter that any employer shall be found to have committed. Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 995,s 1, eff. 7/1/2014. Acts 1978, ch. 748, § 16; T.C.A., §§ 4-2114, 4-21-114.\n(a) It is a discriminatory practice for a person or for two (2) or more persons to: (1) Retaliate or discriminate in any manner against a person because such person has opposed a practice declared discriminatory by this chapter or because such person has made a charge, filed a complaint, testified, assisted or participated in any manner in any investigation, proceeding or hearing under this chapter; (2) Willfully interfere with the performance of a duty or the exercise of a power by the commission or one (1) of its members or representatives; (3) Willfully obstruct or prevent a person from complying with this chapter or an order issued under this chapter; or (4) Violate the terms of a conciliation agreement made pursuant to this chapter.\n(1) Retaliate or discriminate in any manner against a person because such person has opposed a practice declared discriminatory by this chapter or because such person has made a charge, filed a complaint, testified, assisted or participated in any manner in any investigation, proceeding or hearing under this chapter;\n(2) Willfully interfere with the performance of a duty or the exercise of a power by the commission or one (1) of its members or representatives;\n(3) Willfully obstruct or prevent a person from complying with this chapter or an order issued under this chapter; or\n(4) Violate the terms of a conciliation agreement made pursuant to this chapter.\n(b) No individual employee or agent of an employer shall be liable for any violation of part 4 of this chapter that any employer shall be found to have committed.","path":["TN Code","Title 4","Chapter 21"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"6f28f34b1fc25812e1d49abf4394d7dec5b5f990cc8a8f62651d131155a1a6bd","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-4-21-204","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-4-21-302"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}