In demonstrating the agency's commitment to the equal
employment opportunities policy, each Appointing Authority in state service
shall:
(1) Be held responsible for
compliance with the state law, policy, and executive orders pertaining to Equal
Employment Opportunities (EEO), Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act
(ADAAA), EEO Planning, and Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment
Rights Act (USERRA);
(2) Adopt the
equal employment opportunity compliance policy prepared by the Department of
Human Resources and inform employees of the agency's commitment to that
policy;
(3) Designate an employee
to coordinate equal employment programs within that agency;
(4) Ensure supervisory personnel have
participated in any required training that will enhance their role in carrying
out the agency's equal employment opportunities policies;
(5) Maintain processes for internal
investigations of workplace discrimination or harassment complaints conducted
pursuant to the state's policy; and
(6) Submit to the Commissioner a completed
equal employment opportunity plan annually in a manner prescribed by the
Commissioner.
Notes
Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs.
1120-07-.02
(For
history prior to January 2, 1988, see pages 1-2 of the Introduction at the
beginning of the chapters.) Repeal and new rule filed November 18, 1987;
effective January 2, 1988. Amendment filed August 25, 1994; effective December
29, 1994. Repeal and new rule filed December 14, 2010; effective May 31, 2011.
Repeal and new rule filed July 5, 2012; effective October 3, 2012. Amendments
filed February 7, 2017; effective May 8, 2017. Amendments filed January 18,
2023; effective 4/18/2023.
Authority: T.C.A. §§
8-30-101,
8-30-104,
8-30-105,
8-30-303,
8-30-307,
8-50-103, and
8-50-104;
29 U.S.C. §
623;
38 U.S.C. §
4311(a);
42 U.S.C. §
2000e, et seq.;
42 U.S.C.
2000ff, et seq.;
42 U.S.C.
12101, et seq.; 20 C.F.R. Part 1002.210 ; and
29 C.F.R. Parts 1600 through 1695.
