{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-4-21-314","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-21-314","heading":"Simultaneous action in state and federal courts concerning common nucleus of operative facts prohibited","body":"No employee may concurrently maintain any cause of action in state court under § 4-21-401 , § 8-50-103 , or § 50-1-304 , while at the same time prosecuting an action in federal court based on a common nucleus of operative facts. Upon motion of the employer, the state court shall dismiss any action maintained under § 4-21-401 , § 8-50-103 , or § 50-1-304 , in which the employee is concurrently prosecuting an action based on a common nucleus of operative facts in federal court.","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":"642ca25754486ec581bfaa1c4ab0409638f280f758ec854d54c0f5a2600591be","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-4-21-313","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-4-21-401"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}