{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-49-2-123","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-2-123","heading":"Michael Maren Paycheck Protection Act - LEA deductions","body":"(a) This section is known and may be cited as the \"Michael Maren Paycheck Protection Act.\" (b) As used in this section: (1) \"Dues\" means the fees imposed on individuals as a condition of their participation or membership in a professional employees' organization; and (2) \"Professional employees' organization\" has the same meaning as defined in § 49-5-602 . (c) Notwithstanding chapter 5, part 6 of this title, an LEA shall not deduct dues from the wages of the LEA's employees for a professional employees' organization, including, but not limited to, a professional employees' organization that is affiliated with a labor organization exempt under 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(5) . (d) This section does not prohibit an employee of an LEA from personally and voluntarily remitting dues to a professional employees' organization. Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 770,s 1, eff. 4/23/2024. Added by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 437, s 2, eff. 7/1/2023.\n(a) This section is known and may be cited as the \"Michael Maren Paycheck Protection Act.\"\n(b) As used in this section: (1) \"Dues\" means the fees imposed on individuals as a condition of their participation or membership in a professional employees' organization; and (2) \"Professional employees' organization\" has the same meaning as defined in § 49-5-602 .\n(1) \"Dues\" means the fees imposed on individuals as a condition of their participation or membership in a professional employees' organization; and\n(2) \"Professional employees' organization\" has the same meaning as defined in § 49-5-602 .\n(c) Notwithstanding chapter 5, part 6 of this title, an LEA shall not deduct dues from the wages of the LEA's employees for a professional employees' organization, including, but not limited to, a professional employees' organization that is affiliated with a labor organization exempt under 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(5) .\n(d) This section does not prohibit an employee of an LEA from personally and voluntarily remitting dues to a professional employees' organization.","path":["TN Code","Title 49","Chapter 2"],"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":"465bc8be501d857c41678f571376235f7f5bd36ebd4e134ba40cc7b26d842869","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-49-2-122","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-49-2-124"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}