Discharge because employee not authorized to work in United States under federal immigration laws

If an employer discovers that an employee is not authorized to work in the United States under federal immigration laws through results produced by the E-Verify program, as defined in § 50-1-702 , and discharges the employee based on those positive results, then the employee does not have a cause of action for discrimination based on national origin for the discharge under this part. Added by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 832, s 6, eff. 4/19/2022. If an employer discovers that an employee is not authorized to work in the United States under federal immigration laws through results produced by the E-Verify program, as defined in § 50-1-702 , and discharges the employee based on those positive results, then the employee does not have a cause of action for discrimination based on national origin for the discharge under this part. Added by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 832, s 6, eff. 4/19/2022.