TOSHA tornado outreach was
appreciated exercise

 
Just as they responded quickly to cleanup and recovery activities following the 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina crises, TOSHA staff in Chattanooga and Kingsport sprang into outreach action after tornadoes ripped through those areas April 25 – April 28.
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Job fairs popular statewide

 
   
Clarksville, Gallatin, Chattanooga . . . job fairs in all these locales recently drew big interest from employers and job applicants.
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McMahan new assistant commissioner

 
 
Iliff McMahan
Commissioner Davis recently appointed Iliff McMahan assistant commissioner for the TDLWD, to be responsible for legislative affairs as well as other duties. We thought it would be interesting to newsletter readers to have some insight from him, both professional and personal, on accepting a leadership position with the department.
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Legal and HR heads named

 
Stephanie Mitchell
 
Judy Bell
Commissioner Davis recently named Stephanie Mitchell as general counsel for the Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development and Judy Bell as Human Resources administrator.
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Claude Wicker celebrates 50 years at TDLWD!

 
 
Claude Wicker
Chattanooga's Claude Wicker started with the depart-ment in 1961 and has worked the last 41 years in Employer Accounts.
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Paris Career Center joins in Fish Fry fun

In Paris, Tennessee, the World’s Biggest Fish Fry is held annually during the last week of April, and staff of the local Tennessee Career Center get into the community spirit by sponsoring a fish in the annual Catfish Races that are held at the event every year on the lawn of the Henry County Courthouse.
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Career Center observes Memorial Day

The Chattanooga Career Center created a fitting memorial this year, the POW/MIA Table, to remember veterans of the armed services who have died.
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Employee commendations

Recently receiving letters of commendation are John Alexander and Lee Hall, Nashville Metro Career Center; James Taylor, Nashville South Career Center; Angela Lawrence, Chattanooga Career Center; and Eunice Ransom, Dresden Career Center.
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Every employee has a story

 
 
Charlotte Darnes
You’ll be surprised to read what Athens manager Charlotte Darnes once did prior to her career with the TDLWD.
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Commissioner Davis is pictured in a 2012 Passat assembled at the new VW plant in Chattanooga.
 
I’m bugged! Cicadas surround the 220 French Landing building in Nashville.
 
 
 
Division updates
Read Division Updates this month to learn about these headlines and more news from all agency divisions:
  • Workers’ Compensation
    The Employee Misclassification Education and Enforcement Fund (a program within the new construction law) ensures employers are not illegally deducting workers’ compensation premiums from the paychecks of their employees.
  • Adult Education
    A graduate of the Hickman County AE program was a recent contestant on CMT’s “The Singing Bee,” airing June 3, 2011, at 7pm CST.  
  • Workforce Development
    On May 20, 2011, U.S. Department of Labor announced a $3,589,704 National Emergency Grant Award to help Tennessee residents in their recovery from severe storms in late April and early May.

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