Employees, Employers - As enacted, clarifies that the general assembly preempts and occupies the entire field of regulating the terms and conditions of employment; prohibits local governments from adopting or enforcing any law, rule, or policy that requires a term or condition of employment that exceeds or conflicts with state or federal law. - Amends TCA Title 7 and Title 50.

This Tennessee bill establishes state authority over employment regulations by preventing local governments from creating rules that go beyond or conflict with state and federal employment laws. It directly affects local governments, their agencies, and employers by prohibiting them from adopting policies that require employment terms stricter than those allowed by state or federal law. The legislation amends existing state codes to clarify that the state legislature holds exclusive power to regulate employment conditions, with limited exceptions where state law explicitly permits local action. Once enacted, local governments lose the ability to enforce ordinances that impose additional employment requirements not authorized by higher-level laws.