Advisory Council on Workers' Compensation—Archived Meetings

Meeting Date and Time
Monday, February 2, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. CT

Location
William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower
Nashville Room, 3rd Floor
312 Rosa L. Parks Blvd.
Nashville, Tennessee 37243

Meeting Date and Time
Monday, December 8, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. CT

Location
William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower
Knoxville Room, 3rd Floor
312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue
Nashville, Tennessee 37243

Meeting Date and Time
Wednesday, October 8, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. CT

Location
William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower
Knoxville Room, Third Floor
312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue
Nashville, Tennessee 37243

Meeting Date and Time
Friday, August 15, 2025 at 8:00 a.m. (CT)

Location
Cordell Hull Building
Volunteer Conference Center, 2nd Floor
425 Rep. John Lewis Way N.
Nashville, Tennessee 37243

Meeting Date and Time
Monday, June 23, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. (CT)

Location
William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower
Tennessee Room 1, 3rd Floor
312 Rosa L. Parks Blvd.
Nashville, Tennessee 37243

Meeting Date and Time
Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. CT

Location
William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower
Tennessee Room 1, 3^rd Floor
312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue
Nashville, Tennessee 37243

Meeting Date and Time
Monday, December 9, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. CT

Location
Tennessee State Capitol
Executive Conference Room, Ground Floor
600 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
Nashville, Tennessee 37243

Meeting Date and Time
Monday, November 4, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. CT

Location
William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower
Tennessee Room 1, 3rd Floor
312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue
Nashville, Tennessee 37243

Meeting Date and Time
Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. CT

Location
William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower
Conference Room N, 3rd Floor
312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue
Nashville, Tennessee 37243

Meeting Date and Time
Friday, October 4, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. CT

Location
William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower
Tennessee Room 1, 3rd Floor
312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue
Nashville, Tennessee 37243

Meeting Date and Time
Thursday, August 29, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. CT

Location
Tennessee State Capitol
Conference Room G3, Ground Floor
600 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
Nashville, Tennessee

Meeting Date and Time
Monday, August 5, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. CT

Location
William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower
3rd Floor, Tennessee Room 1
312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue
Nashville, Tennessee 37243

Meeting Date and Time
Monday, June 24, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. CT

Location
William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower
3rd Floor, Tennessee Room 1
312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue
Nashville, Tennessee 37243

Meeting Date and Time
Wednesday, June 12, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. CT

Location
William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower
3rd Floor, Tennessee Room 2
312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue
Nashville, Tennessee 37243

The Board of Claims will meet at 2:00 p.m. (Central Time) on December 12, 2023. The meeting will be held in the Executive Conference Room on the Ground Floor of the State Capitol located at 600 Dr. M.L.K. Jr Blvd, Nashville, Tennessee 37243.

Meeting Date and Time
Tuesday, December 5, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. CT

Location
Tennessee Tower
Conference Room A
312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue
Nashville, TN  37243

Individuals with disabilities who wish to participate in these proceedings and require an accommodation should contact Rodney Escobar no less than two (2) days prior to the scheduled meeting to allow time for the Treasury Department to arrange for an accommodation.  Rodney Escobar may be contacted by mail at 502 Deaderick Street, Andrew Jackson Building, 13th Floor, Nashville, Tennessee 37243; by phone at (615) 741-9957; or by email at Rodney.Escobar@tn.gov.

Meeting Date and Time
Monday, October 30, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. CT

Location
Tennessee State Capitol
Executive Conference Room, Ground Floor
600 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Nashville, TN

The Board will consider the following:

• Review of Minutes of October 12, 2023 meeting;
• Consideration of the purchase of insurance for the Tennessee Board of Regents;
• Opportunity for Public Comment; and
• Other Business.

Individuals with disabilities who wish to participate in these proceedings and require an accommodation should contact Rodney Escobar, Director of Claims and Risk Management, no less than two (2) days prior to the scheduled meeting date to allow time for the Treasury Department to arrange for an accommodation.  You may contact the Tennessee Board of Claims at 502 Deaderick Street, Nashville, Tennessee 37243, (615) 741-2734, or Rodney Escobar by email at Rodney.Escobar@tn.gov.

Meeting Date and Time
Monday, October 23, 2023 at 9:00 AM CT

Location
Tennessee State Capitol
Executive Conference Room, Ground Floor
600 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Nashville, TN

The Board will consider the following:

• Review of Minutes of October 12, 2023 meeting;
• Consideration of the purchase of insurance for the Tennessee Board of Regents;
• Opportunity for Public Comment; and
• Other Business

Individuals with disabilities who wish to participate in these proceedings and require an accommodation should contact Rodney Escobar, Director of Claims and Risk Management, no less than two (2) days prior to the scheduled meeting date to allow time for the Treasury Department to arrange for an accommodation.  You may contact the Tennessee Board of Claims at 502 Deaderick Street, Nashville, Tennessee 37243, (615) 741-2734, or Rodney Escobar by email at Rodney.Escobar@tn.gov.

Meeting Date and Time
Thursday, October 12, 2023 at 1:00 PM CT

Location
Cordell Hull State Office Building
Volunteer Conference Center, 2nd floor
425 Rep. John Lewis Way N.
Nashville, TN

The Board will review the following:

• Minutes of August 8, 2023 Board of Claims meeting
• The negotiated settlement in the matter of Gerald Dean Morgan v. Sandra Garrett, U.S.D.C. Middle District, Docket No. 3:21-cv-00274
• University of Tennessee Insurance Purchase
• Property Insurance Renewal
• Opportunity for Public Comment
• Other Business

Individuals with disabilities who wish to participate in these proceedings and require an accommodation should contact Rodney Escobar, Director of Claims and Risk Management, no less than two (2) days prior to the scheduled meeting date to allow time for the Treasury Department to arrange for an accommodation.  You may contact the Board of Claims at 502 Deaderick Street, Nashville, Tennessee 37243, (615) 741-2734, or Rodney Escobar by email at Rodney.Escobar@tn.gov.

Meeting Date and Time
Wednesday, October 4, 2023 at 10:30 AM CT

Location
William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower
Conference Room E
312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue
Nashville, TN

The Board of Claims Staff will review the following:

• Minutes of August 8, 2023 Board of Claims meeting
• The negotiated settlement in the matter of Gerald Dean Morgan v. Sandra Garrett, U.S.D.C. Middle District, Docket No. 3:21-cv-00274
• University of Tennessee Insurance Purchase
• Property Insurance Renewal
• Opportunity for Public Comment
• Other Business

Individuals with disabilities who wish to participate in these proceedings and require an accommodation should contact Rodney Escobar, Director of Claims and Risk Management, no less than two (2) days prior to the scheduled meeting date to allow time for the Treasury Department to arrange for an accommodation.  You may contact the Board of Claims Staff at 502 Deaderick Street, Nashville, Tennessee 37243, (615) 741-2734, or Rodney Escobar by email at Rodney.Escobar@tn.gov.

The Board of Claims will be meeting at 8:30 A.M. (Central Time) on August 8, 2023. The meeting will be held in the Executive Conference Room on the Ground Floor of the State Capitol located at 600 Dr. M.L.K. Jr Blvd, Nashville, TN 37243. The Board of Claims will review the following:

• Minutes of June 23, 2023 Board meeting;
• The settlement entered in the matter of Roberts v. Gibbs, USDC EDTN, 3:20-cv-00322;
• Opportunity for Public Comment; and
• Other Business

The Board of Claims Staff will be meeting at 11:00 A.M. (Central Time) on August 3, 2023. The meeting will be held in the Executive Conference Room on the Ground Floor of the State Capitol located at 600 Dr. M.L.K. Jr Blvd, Nashville, TN 37243. The Board of Claims Staff will review the following:

• Minutes of June 23, 2023 Board of Claims meeting;
• The settlement entered in the matter of Roberts v. Gibbs, USDC EDTN, 3:20-cv-00322;
• Opportunity for Public Comment; and
• Other Business

Meeting Date and Time
Friday, June 23, 2023 at 10:45 a.m. CT

Location
Cordell Hull Building
Volunteer Conference Center, 2nd floor
425 Rep. John Lewis Way N
Nashville, TN

The Board of Claims will review the following:

• Minutes of February 16, 2023 Board meeting;
• The court costs’ order rendered in the matter of Kenneth Parnell v. Johnny Fitz, et al., No. 2:17-CV-02847-TLP-TMP;
• The Report and Recommendation from the Administrative Judge in the matter of Howard Gentry, in his official capacity as the Criminal Court Clerk of Davidson County v. State of Tennessee, APD Case No. 35.00-220407J;
• The Report and Recommendation in the Adam Braseel exoneration matter;
• Cyber Liability and All Other Lines of Insurance Renewal;
• Purchase of insurance for the Tennessee Board of Regents;
• Purchase of commercial liability insurance for Tennessee Tech University; and
• Other Business

Individuals with disabilities who wish to participate in these proceedings and require an accommodation should contact Rodney Escobar, Director of Claims and Risk Management no less than two (2) days prior to the scheduled meeting date to allow time for the Treasury Department to arrange for an accommodation.  You may contact the Board of Claims at 502 Deaderick Street, Nashville, Tennessee 37243, (615) 741-2734, or Rodney Escobar by email at Rodney.Escobar@tn.gov.

The Board of Claims Staff will meet at noon (Central Time) on June 20, 2023. The meeting will be held in Tennessee Room 1 on the third floor of the William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower located at 312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue, Nashville, Tennessee.

This meeting has been cancelled and will be rescheduled.

Meeting Date and Time
Friday, June 16, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. CT

Location
William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower
Conference Room A, 3rd floor
312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue
Nashville, TN

The Board of Claims Staff will review the following:

• Minutes of February 16, 2023 Board meeting;
• Cyber Liability and Other Lines of Insurance Renewal;
• Purchase of insurance for the Tennessee Board of Regents;
• Purchase of commercial liability insurance for Tennessee Tech University; and
• Other Business

Individuals with disabilities who wish to participate in these proceedings and require an accommodation should contact Rodney Escobar, Director of Claims and Risk Management no less than two (2) days prior to the scheduled meeting date to allow time for the Treasury Department to arrange for an accommodation.  You may contact the Board of Claims at 502 Deaderick Street, Nashville, Tennessee 37243, (615) 741-2734, or Rodney Escobar by email at Rodney.Escobar@tn.gov.

This meeting has been cancelled and will be rescheduled.

Meeting Date and Time
Thursday, June 8, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. CT

Location
Tennessee State Capitol
Executive Conference Room, Ground Floor
600 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Nashville, TN

The Board will consider the following:

• The minutes of the February 16, 2023 Board of Claims meeting;
• The court costs’ order rendered in the matter of Kenneth Parnell v. Johnny Fitz, et al., No. 2:17-CV-02847-TLP-TMP;
• The Report and Recommendation from the Administrative Judge in the matter of Howard Gentry, in his official capacity as the Criminal Court Clerk of Davidson County v. State of Tennessee, APD Case No. 35.00-220407J;
• The Report and Recommendation in the Adam Braseel exoneration matter; and
• Other Business

Individuals with disabilities who wish to participate in these proceedings and require an accommodation should contact Rodney Escobar, Director of Claims and Risk Management, no less than two (2) days prior to the scheduled meeting date to allow time for the Treasury Department to arrange for an accommodation.  You may contact the Tennessee Board of Claims at 502 Deaderick Street, Nashville, Tennessee 37243, (615) 741-2734, or Rodney Escobar by email at Rodney.Escobar@tn.gov.

This meeting has been cancelled and will be rescheduled.

Meeting Date and Time
Monday, June 5, 2023 at 10:30 a.m. CT

Location
Tennessee State Capitol
Executive Conference Room, Ground Floor
600 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Nashville, TN

The Board of Claims staff will review the following:

• The minutes of the February 16, 2023 Board of Claims meeting;
• The court costs’ order rendered in the matter of Kenneth Parnell v. Johnny Fitz, et al., No. 2:17-CV-02847-TLP-TMP;
• The Report and Recommendation from the Administrative Judge in the matter of Howard Gentry, in his official capacity as the Criminal Court Clerk of Davidson County v. State of Tennessee, APD Case No. 35.00-220407J; and
• The Report and Recommendation in the Adam Braseel exoneration matter;
• Other Business

Individuals with disabilities who wish to participate in these proceedings and require an accommodation should contact Rodney Escobar, Director of Claims and Risk Management no less than two (2) days prior to the scheduled meeting date to allow time for the Treasury Department to arrange for an accommodation.  You may contact the Board of Claims at 502 Deaderick Street, Nashville, Tennessee 37243, (615) 741-2734, or Rodney Escobar by email at Rodney.Escobar@tn.gov.

Meeting Date and Time
Thursday, February 16, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. CT

Location
State Capitol
Executive Conference Room, Ground Floor
600 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Nashville, TN

The Board of Claims will review the following:

• Review of Minutes of February 10, 2023 meeting;
• Payment of Judgment and Order Awarding Attorney’s Fees Kenneth Parnell v. Johnny Fitz U.S.D.C., Western District of TN, Docket 2:17-CV-2847; and
• Other Business

Individuals with disabilities who wish to participate in these proceedings and require an accommodation should contact Rodney Escobar, Director of Claims and Risk Management no less than two (2) days prior to the scheduled meeting date to allow time for the Treasury Department to arrange for an accommodation.  You may contact the Board of Claims at 502 Deaderick Street, Nashville, Tennessee 37243, (615) 741-2734, or Rodney Escobar by email at Rodney.Escobar@tn.gov.

Meeting Date and Time
Friday, February 10, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. CT

Location
State Capitol
Executive Conference Room, Ground Floor
600 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Nashville, TN

The Board of Claims will review the following:

• Review of Minutes of December 6, 2022 meeting;
• Procurement of Insurance for University of Tennessee Athletics; and
• Other Business

Individuals with disabilities who wish to participate in these proceedings and require an accommodation should contact Rodney Escobar, Director of Claims and Risk Management no less than two (2) days prior to the scheduled meeting date to allow time for the Treasury Department to arrange for an accommodation.  You may contact the Board of Claims at 502 Deaderick Street, Nashville, Tennessee 37243, (615) 741-2734, or Rodney Escobar by email at Rodney.Escobar@tn.gov.

Meeting Date and Time
Monday, February 6, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. CT

Location
Tennessee Tower
Conference Room E, 3rd floor
312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue
Nashville, TN 37243

The Board of Claims staff will review the following:

• Review of Minutes of December 6, 2022 meeting;
• Payment of Judgment and Order Awarding Attorney’s Fees Kenneth Parnell v. Johnny Fitz U.S.D.C., Western District of TN, Docket 2:17-CV-2847; and
• Other Business

Individuals with disabilities who wish to participate in these proceedings and require an accommodation should contact Rodney Escobar, Director of Claims and Risk Management no less than two (2) days prior to the scheduled meeting date to allow time for the Treasury Department to arrange for an accommodation. You may contact the Board of Claims at 502 Deaderick Street, Nashville, Tennessee 37243, (615) 741-2734, or Rodney Escobar by email at Rodney.Escobar@tn.gov.

The Board of Claims will meet at 9:00 a.m. (Central Time) on December 6, 2022 in Executive Conference Room on the Ground Floor of the State Capitol located at 600 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Nashville, Tennessee. The Board of Claims will consider the items listed in its meeting notice.

The Board of Claims Staff will meet at 9:00 a.m. (Central Time) on November 29, 2022 in Executive Conference Room on the Ground Floor of the State Capitol located at 600 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Nashville, Tennessee. The Board of Claims Staff will review the items listed in its meeting notice.

The Board of Claims will be meeting at 2:00 p.m. (Central Time) on October 6, 2022 in the Nashville Room on the 3^rd floor of the Tennessee Tower, located at 312 Rosa Parks Blvd., Nashville, Tennessee.

The Board of Claims staff will meet at 1:00 p.m. (Central Time) on September 28, 2022, in Conference Room N, Third Floor of the TN Tower, 312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue, Nashville, Tennessee.

The Board of Claims will meet at 10:00 A.M. (Central Time) on August 9, 2022, in Conference Room E, Third Floor of the Tennessee Tower, 312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue, Nashville, Tennessee.

The Board of Claims staff will meet at 10:30 A.M. (Central Time) on August 4, 2022, in Conference Room A, Third Floor of the Tennessee Tower, 312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue, Nashville, Tennessee.

The Board of Claims will meet at 10:00 a.m. (Central Time) June 22, 2022, in Conference Room D on the third floor of the Tennessee Tower, at 312 Rosa Parks Blvd., Nashville, Tennessee. The Board of Claims will consider the following:

• Review and Approval of Minutes of March 25, 2022 meeting
• Renewal of Insurance
• Other Business

The Board of Directors of the Tennessee State Captive Insurance Company Meeting will begin immediately after the conclusion of the Board of Claims Meeting, which is anticipated to end at approximately 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 22. 

The Board of Claims staff will meet at 10:00 a.m. (Central Time) on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, in Conference Room D on the third floor of the Tennessee Tower, at 312 Rosa Parks Blvd., Nashville, Tennessee. The Board of Claims staff will review the following:

•    Minutes of March 25, 2022 meeting
•    Renewal of Insurance
•    Other Business

The Board of Directors of the Tennessee State Captive Insurance Company Meeting will begin immediately after the conclusion of the Board of Claims Staff Meeting, which is anticipated to end at approximately 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 7.

The Board of Claims will meet at 1 p.m. (Central Time) March 25, 2022 via WebEx.

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The Board of Claims Staff will meet at 10 a.m. (Central Time) on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, via WebEx.

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The Board of Claims will meet at 10:00 a.m. (Central Time) Thursday, January 27, 2022, in the Executive Conference Room at the Tennessee State Capitol.

The Board of Claims staff will meet at 11:00 a.m. (Central Time) Tuesday, January 18, 2022, via WebEx.

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The Board of Claims will meet at 10 a.m. (Central Time) Monday, December 20, 2021, via WebEx. This meeting will be held by electronic means only and will not occur in a physical location.

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The Board of Claims Staff will meet at 10:00 a.m. (Central Time) on December 13, 2021, via WebEx. This meeting will be held by electronic means only and will not occur in a physical location.

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The Board of Claims will meet at 1:30 p.m. (Central Time) Wednesday, October 6, 2021, via WebEx. In the interest of public safety and welfare, this meeting will be held by electronic means only and will not occur in a physical location.

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The Board of Claims Staff will meet at 11:15 a.m. (Central Time) Wednesday, September 29, 2021, via WebEx. In the interest of public safety and welfare, this meeting will be held by electronic means only and will not occur in a physical location.

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The Board of Claims will meet at 2:30 p.m. (Central Time) August 10, 2021, via WebEx.

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The Board of Claims will consider the following agenda:
• Statement of Necessity;
• Review and Approval of Minutes of June 10, 2021 meeting;
• Discussion of Captive Insurance;
• Purchase of Insurance for Department of Labor;
• Opportunity for Public Comment; and
• Other Business

The Board of Claims Staff will meet at 2:00 p.m. (Central Time) Thursday, August 5, 2021, via WebEx.

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The Board of Claims will meet at 3:30 p.m. (Central Time) on June 10, 2021 via WebEx.

The Board of Claims Staff will be meeting at 1:00 P.M. (Central Time) on June 7, 2021 via WebEx.

The Board of Claims staff will meet at 9:00 a.m. (Central Time) on December 2, 2020 via WebEx. In the interest of public safety and welfare, this meeting will be held by electronic means only and will not occur in a physical location.

Meeting Date and Time

Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at 9:30 A.M. CT
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Meeting Date abd Time

Thursday, October 8, 2020 at 3:00 P.M. CT
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Meeting Date and Time

Friday, June 19, 2020 at 10:30 A.M. CT
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Meeting Date and Time

Monday, June 15, 2020 at 3:00 P.M. CT
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Meeting Date and Time

Monday, May 18, 2020 at 9:00 A.M. CT

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Meeting Date and Time

Monday, May 11, 2020 at 10:00 A.M. CT

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Meeting Date and Time
Monday, March 9, 2020 at 2:30 PM CT

Location
Tennessee Tower (Third Floor)
Conference Room G
312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue
Nashville, TN

Meeting Date and Time
Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at 9:00 AM CT

Location
Tennessee State Capitol (Ground Floor)
Executive Conference Room
600 Martin Luther King Jr.
Nashville, TN

Meeting Date and Time
Monday, December 2, 2019 at 2:00 PM CT

Location
Tennessee Tower (3rd Floor)
Conference Room C
312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue
Nashville, TN

Meeting Date and Time

Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at 2:00 PM CT

Location

Tennessee State Capitol
Executive Conference Room, Ground Floor
600 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd
Nashville, TN

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