Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 1500 - Human Rights Commission
Chapter 1500-01-01 - General Provisions
Section 1500-01-01-.01 - PURPOSE
The purpose of the following rules is to establish a uniform system for the administration and handling of complaints of discrimination made to the Tennessee Human Rights Commission (THRC). The rules establish guidelines for the Commission, the Commission's staff, employers, housing providers, real estate brokers, salespersons or operators, financial institutions, persons owning or operating places of public accommodation, resort or amusement, and state departments and agencies subject to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI). These rules are subject to any superseding federal or state law and are not to be construed as limiting the rule of the Commission in other areas.
Authority: T.C.A. § 4-21-202 and 4-21-203.