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2023 Tennessee Code
Title 50 - EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE (§§ 50-1-101 — 50-11-106)
Chapter 6 - WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW (§§ 50-6-101 — 50-6-1016)
Part 2 - CLAIMS AND PAYMENT OF COMPENSATION (§§ 50-6-201 — 50-6-246)
Section 50-6-223 - Exemption and nonassignability of compensation claims - Exceptions to nonassignability
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TN Code § 50-6-223 (2023)
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- (a) No claim for compensation under this chapter shall be assignable, and all compensation and claims for compensation shall be exempt from claims of creditors.
- (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), compensation made by periodic payments shall be subject to income assignment for payment of support as provided by title 36, chapter 5, part 5 and § 50-2-105.
- (c) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the department of human services shall have a lien on any lump-sum settlements for the collection of current or overdue support as defined by § 36-5-113, and may enforce the lien as provided by title 36, chapter 5, part 9.
Acts 1919, ch. 123, § 17; Shan. Supp., § 3608a167; Code 1932, § 6869; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 50-1016; Acts 1991, ch. 224, § 1; 1998, ch. 1098, § 61.
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