The Tennessee Bureau of Workers’ Compensation will hold a public hearing Dec. 16 on proposed amendments to Rule 0800-02-13, Procedures for Penalty Assessments and Hearing Contested Cases.
The amended rules would govern contested cases before the BWC and would be used by administrative judges, who could suspend the rules if they deem it warranted in the interest of justice.
For any situation that is not specifically addressed by the proposed rules, the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure should be used as guidance.
The proposal states that when a BWC employee receives information o...
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