Any action to recover damages for injury, as defined by § 50-6-102, by a construction services provider shall proceed as at common law, and the defendant in the suit may make use of all common law defenses if, at the time of the injury, the construction services provider was:
Listed on the registry as having a workers' compensation exemption and working in the service of a business entity through which the construction services provider obtained such an exemption;
Not covered under a policy of workers' compensation insurance maintained by the person or entity for whom the provider was providing services at the time of such injury; and
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Title 50 - Employer and Employee
Chapter 6 - Workers' Compensation Law
Part 9 - Construction Services Providers
§ 50-6-907. Term of Validity of Exemption — Renewal
§ 50-6-908. Revocation of Exemption by Provider or Secretary of State
§ 50-6-910. Action to Recover Damages
§ 50-6-915. Records Not Open — Exception for Registry
§ 50-6-916. Contractor May Require a Certificate of Workers' Compensation Insurance
§ 50-6-917. Coverage by a Policy of Workers' Compensation Issued Through Assigned Risk Plan
§ 50-6-921. Effective Date of Exemption — Maintaining Exemption Under Prior Law