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This bill, known as "The Tennessee Safe Stores and Staffed Stores Act," establishes new regulations for drug and food retail establishments that offer self-service checkout options, which are automated processes allowing customers to scan, bag, and pay for items without direct employee assistance. These establishments must now maintain a minimum staffing ratio, providing at least one employee for every four self-service checkout stations, and ensure that a staffed checkout station is available whenever self-service options are open. Furthermore, the bill limits the number of items a customer can purchase using self-service checkout to a maximum of fifteen, and prohibits the use of self-service checkouts for age-restricted items, such as alcohol or tobacco, or for items with security tags that require employee intervention to remove. The law also mandates that self-service checkout stations be positioned for easy observation by employees and local law enforcement, with at least one employee dedicated to monitoring these stations at all times they are in operation, ensuring this employee's sole responsibility is surveillance. Customers and employees can file civil lawsuits against establishments violating these provisions, potentially resulting in penalties and the recovery of court costs and attorney fees, and the act also prohibits retaliation against employees who assert their rights under this law.

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https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2051&ga=114