TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jan 4, 2022

The Tennessee Court of Workers’ Compensation Claims says it will continue to proceed with its plan to hold in-person settlements beginning this month but with “a broad caveat.” The court now says it will be up to local judges, the employee and their counsel, and the employer and their counsel to make a collective judgement about how to proceed. Bottom line? The court says to call the office where an in-person settlement is sought to see if it can be safely arranged.