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Division Contacts

*If you have questions about unemployment, please go to the Employment Security Division section below.
 
Employment Security Division
Ph: 615-253-4809

 
Appeals Operations
Automated Partial Claims
Benefit Charge Unit
Employer Services - Wage & Tax Reporting
Questions Concerning Unemployment Claim
Separation Notices
Labor Market Information
Unemployment Insurance
 
Marketing & Communications Office
Ph: 615-741-2257

Melinda Williams, Administrator
Jeff Hentschel, Communications Director

 

 

  • Media Inquiries Only
  • Media Releases
  • TN Employer Poster Packets
Download employer posters free of charge at www.tn.gov/labor-wfd/poster.shtml.
 
Workforce Services Division
Ph: 615-253-6810

Dustin Swayne, Administrator

 


  • Alien Labor Certification
  • Career Centers
  • Dislocated Workers
  • Field Operations
Sara.Johnson@tn.gov
  • Food Stamps Employment and Training
Jacqui.Cook@tn.gov
  • Incumbent Worker/Apprenticeship Programs
  • Rapid Response
  • Senior Community Service Employment Program
  • Title V
  • Trade Act Assistance, (TAA)
Robin.V.Wright@tn.gov
  • Veterans Services
Michael.Needel@tn.gov
  • WIA Fiscal
  • WIA Training Providers
  • WIA Youth Services
  • Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC)
 
Internal Audit
Ph: 615-741-6537

Chris Risher, Internal Audit
 
Adult Education Division
Ph: 615-741-7054

Marva Doremus, Administrator

 

 

  • GED Services
 
General Counsel
Ph: 615-741-6642

Stephanie K. Mitchell, General Counsel
Please contact by phone at
(615) 741-6642
 
TN Occupational Safety and Health Administration (TOSHA)
Ph: 615-741-2793


Steve Hawkins, Administrator

 

 

  • TOSHA (TN Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
  • TOSHA Review Commission
  • TOSHA Advisory Council
 
Workers' Compensation Division
Ph: 615-741-2395

Abbie Hudgens, Administrator
Jeff Francis, Assistant Administrator, 615-253-6269
Landon Lackey, Director Benefit Review, 615-532-0370

 

 

  • Benefit Review Conferences
  • Disability Claims/Questions
  • Drug-Free Workplace Program
  • Employee Misclassification
  • Medical Fee Schedule
  • Second Injury Fund
  • Settlement Approvals
  • Uninsured Employers Fund
  • Utilization Review
  • WC Poster (Certificate of Compliance)
  • Workers' Compensation Claims
  • Workers' Compensation Forms
 
Workplace Regulations & Compliance Division
Ph: 615-741-1627


Arthur Franklin, Jr., Administrator

 

 

  • Labor Standards
    Ph: 615-741-2858
  • Child Labor
  • Wage Regulation
  • Prevailing Wage
  • Tennessee Lawful Employment
  • Non-Smoking
  • Labor Research and Statistics
    (Fatal & Non-Fatal Injuries and Illnesses)
    Ph: 615-741-1748
  • Mine Safety
    Ph: 423-566-9709
  • Boilers
    Ph: 615-741-6139
  • Elevators
    Ph: 615-741-0487
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