AFL-CIO Plans Meeting with Labor Dept. on Option Bills

While stakeholders in Tennessee await a committee hearing on what proponents call the Tennessee Option, labor advocates and others are airing concerns about the proposed legislation, including the lack of a requirement for employers to provide permanent partial disability benefits. A. J. Starling, secretary-treasurer of the Tennessee AFL-CIO, said Monday that the group plans to meet with Department of Labor officials at an unscheduled date to discuss Senate Bill 721, which Sen. Mark Green filed in mid-February. “First off, we’re going to ask, what is the advantage for the injured...