A Tennessee contractor hires 3 new employees for a large residential project. The contractor must report these new hires to the Tennessee Department of Labor within:
Correct Answer
C) 20 days
Tennessee requires new hire reporting to the Department of Labor within 20 days of employment start date.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
Tennessee law requires employers to report newly hired employees to the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development within 20 days of the employee's start date. This requirement applies to all employers in Tennessee, including contractors, and supports child support enforcement and unemployment insurance systems.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option A: 30 days
30 days exceeds the Tennessee statutory deadline of 20 days. While some federal guidance references 20 days or the next scheduled payroll date (whichever comes first), Tennessee's own requirement is 20 days — not 30.
Option B: 10 days
10 days is too short and does not match Tennessee's new hire reporting statute. Some states have shorter windows, but Tennessee's requirement is specifically 20 days.
Option D: 15 days
15 days is also not the Tennessee deadline. This figure may be confused with other state-specific requirements or payroll deadlines, but the correct answer for Tennessee is 20 days.
Memory Technique
Tennessee new hires = 20 days. Think of the '20-day notice' as the employer's equivalent of the contractor's preliminary 20-day notice in lien law — both involve a 20-day window to file important paperwork. 'New hire, 20 days, file.'
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