It is a Class E felony for any person, firm or corporation to refuse employment to any person for the sole reason that the person is a member of the Tennessee national guard or to terminate the employment of any such person for such reason or because of absence from place of employment while attending any prescribed drill, including annual field training.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Title 58 - Military Affairs, Emergencies and Civil Defense
Part 6 - Armed Forces — Penal Provisions
§ 58-1-601. Rights-of-Way — Highways — Exceptions
§ 58-1-603. Unlawful Traffic in Military Property
§ 58-1-604. Discrimination Against Members of the National Guard
§ 58-1-605. Commissioned Officers' Power to Take Oaths and Acknowledgments
§ 58-1-606. Validity of Notarial Acts of Officers
§ 58-1-612. Assistance With Unlawful Enlistment, Appointment or Separation
§ 58-1-613. Absence Without Leave
§ 58-1-615. Disrespect Toward Superior Commissioned Officer
§ 58-1-616. Assaulting or Willfully Disobeying Superior Commissioned Officer
§ 58-1-617. Insubordinate Conduct Toward Warrant Officer or Noncommissioned Officer
§ 58-1-618. Failure to Obey Order or Regulation
§ 58-1-619. Cruelty and Maltreatment
§ 58-1-621. Misbehavior on Active Duty
§ 58-1-622. False Official Statements
§ 58-1-623. Military Property — Loss, Damage, Destruction or Wrongful Disposition
§ 58-1-624. Property Other Than Military Property — Waste, Spoilage, or Destruction
§ 58-1-625. Drunken or Reckless Driving
§ 58-1-627. Misbehavior of a Sentinel
§ 58-1-629. Riot or Breach of the Peace
§ 58-1-630. Frauds Against the Government
§ 58-1-632. Application and Effect of §§ 58-1-611 — 58-1-633