Under Tennessee Employment Security Law employers must notify the department of any back pay award within thirty (30) days of the ruling.  Any employer who is a party to a back pay award or settlement must send the following information:

	The name, address, and social security number of each recipient, The amount of back pay awarded to each recipient, The calendar weeks for which the back pay was awarded to each recipient.

The employer may submit this information to:

After receiving the information, the department will compare the weeks the back pay covers to the weeks the recipient received unemployment benefits. The department will then determine if there has been an overpayment as a result of the back pay award.

If an overpayment exists the department will notify the employer. The employer must then withhold the overpayment amount from the back pay award and submit the amount of the overpayment (including the recipients social security numbers) to the above address within thirty (30) days of the settlement of the award.

Both reimbursing and premium paying employers must withhold and submit overpaid amounts to the department.