Workers Compensation - As enacted, increases, from 30 to 35, the minimum age for an individual to serve as a judge on the workers' compensation appeals board; increases, from two to three, the number of additional terms to which a judge of the workers' compensation appeals board may be reappointed; makes other changes related to workers' compensation. - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 6, Part 2.

SB 1309 raises the minimum age for judges on Tennessee's Workers' Compensation Appeals Board from 30 to 35 years and increases the maximum number of additional reappointment terms from two to three. It also requires seven years of experience for judges (up from five) and adds a provision allowing judges to impose a $50 fine for contempt in proceedings. The bill includes other adjustments, such as modifying notice requirements for injury claims and extending the effective date for certain provisions. These changes directly affect the qualifications, service terms, and operational procedures for workers' compensation judges.