Tennessee Statutes

§ 50-6-304 — Last employer liable

Tennessee § 50-6-304

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-304 (2026).

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When an employee has an occupational disease, the employer in whose employment the employee was last injuriously exposed to the hazards of the disease, and the employer's insurance carrier, if any, at the time of the exposure, shall alone be liable, for the occupational disease, without right to contribution from any prior employer or insurance carrier.

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Related

Mahoney v. Nationsbank of Tennessee, N.A.
158 S.W.3d 340 (Tennessee Supreme Court, 2005)
5 case citations
Helton v. State
800 S.W.2d 823 (Tennessee Supreme Court, 1990)
1 case citations
Hanneken, Kevin v. Consolidated Nuclear Services, LLC
2016 TN WC 285 (Tennessee Court of Workers' Comp. Claims, 2016)
Caudill v. Consolidation Coal Co.
910 S.W.2d 417 (Tennessee Supreme Court, 1995)
Adkins v. Consolidated Coal Co.
893 S.W.2d 939 (Tennessee Supreme Court, 1995)

Legislative History

Acts 1947, ch. 139, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 6852; Acts 1977, ch. 339, § 4; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 50-1106.

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