Employees, Employers - As enacted, exempts from the requirement that wages earned by employees in private employment are due and payable no later than the fifth day of the succeeding month those employees who are employed on a piece-work or commission basis, and requires that compensation for such employees is due and payable by the last day of the succeeding month; makes certain other changes relative to employee compensation. - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 2, Part 1.

Summary

The bill revises Tennessee’s wage‑payment law so most private‑sector employees must be paid by the 5th day of the month after they earn wages, while employees paid on a piece‑work or commission basis must be paid by the last day of that month. It also sets the same deadlines for final wages when an employee quits or is terminated, with the same piece‑work/commission exception. The changes become effective July 1, 2026.

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