Who needs an unemployment insurance account, new hire reporting and workers’ compensation in Tennessee?
Issued by Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development; Tennessee New Hire Reporting Program; Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, at step 6 of 6 in the opening sequence: before the first hire.
Every kind of business in Tennessee
The Tennessee table lists this for every kind of business.
Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business has five or more employees; part-time staff, minors and working family members all count, and a construction business needs it from the first employee. Report each new hire within 20 days. The unemployment account opens once wages are paid, through the Department’s employer portal.
Checked Oct 21, 2026 against the agency’s page.
Step 6 of 6: Before the first hire
1Set up the business
2Register for tax
3Approve the space
4Get the permits for your kind of business
5Alcohol permits
6Before the first hire
Issued by Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development; Tennessee New Hire Reporting Program; Bureau of Workers’ Compensation.
Sources and dates
Department of Labor and Workforce Development UI tax rates page (2026 wage base and new employer rate); Bureau of Workers’ Compensation “Who must carry insurance” page. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business has five or more employees; part-time staff, minors and working family members all count, and a construction business needs it from the first employee.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business has five or more employees; part-time staff, minors and working family members all count, and a construction business needs it from the first employee.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business has five or more employees; part-time staff, minors and working family members all count, and a construction business needs it from the first employee.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business has five or more employees; part-time staff, minors and working family members all count, and a construction business needs it from the first employee.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business has five or more employees; part-time staff, minors and working family members all count, and a construction business needs it from the first employee.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business has five or more employees; part-time staff, minors and working family members all count, and a construction business needs it from the first employee.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business has five or more employees; part-time staff, minors and working family members all count, and a construction business needs it from the first employee.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business has five or more employees; part-time staff, minors and working family members all count, and a construction business needs it from the first employee.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business has five or more employees; part-time staff, minors and working family members all count, and a construction business needs it from the first employee.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business has five or more employees; part-time staff, minors and working family members all count, and a construction business needs it from the first employee.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business has five or more employees; part-time staff, minors and working family members all count, and a construction business needs it from the first employee.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business has five or more employees; part-time staff, minors and working family members all count, and a construction business needs it from the first employee.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business has five or more employees; part-time staff, minors and working family members all count, and a construction business needs it from the first employee.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business has five or more employees; part-time staff, minors and working family members all count, and a construction business needs it from the first employee.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business has five or more employees; part-time staff, minors and working family members all count, and a construction business needs it from the first employee.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business has five or more employees; part-time staff, minors and working family members all count, and a construction business needs it from the first employee.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business has five or more employees; part-time staff, minors and working family members all count, and a construction business needs it from the first employee.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business has five or more employees; part-time staff, minors and working family members all count, and a construction business needs it from the first employee.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business has five or more employees; part-time staff, minors and working family members all count, and a construction business needs it from the first employee.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business has five or more employees; part-time staff, minors and working family members all count, and a construction business needs it from the first employee.
Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development; Tennessee New Hire Reporting Program; Bureau of Workers’ Compensation.
Step 6 of 6, before the first hire. The steps before it: set up the business, register for tax, approve the space, get the permits for your kind of business and alcohol permits.
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