By Stephen Price ( May 9, 2018, 11:28 AM EDT) -- In the immortal words of rock band The Pretenders, "some things change, some stay the same." The latter has generally been an accurate description of the landscape of Tennessee employment laws in the 21st century. In fact, the Tennessee General Assembly has regularly touted the need for state-wide uniformity of employment laws and rejected attempts by larger cities like Nashville and Memphis to expand the scope of those laws affecting private employers in Tennessee. For example, the General Assembly in recent years has stuck down local ordinances increasing the minimum wage or prohibiting employment discrimination based on sexual orientation by Tennessee private employers....