New Jersey Statutes 34:6A-2. Definitions
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 34:6A-2
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
(a) “Act” means this act and rules and regulations promulgated hereunder.
(b) “Board” means the Industrial Safety Board established under this act.
(c) “Bureau” means the Bureau of Engineering and Safety in the Division of Labor, Department of Labor and Industry established under this act.
(d) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry or his authorized representatives.
(e) “Committee” means the New Jersey State Industrial Safety Committee established under this act.
(f) “Department” means the Department of Labor and Industry.
(g) “Employee” means any person engaged in service to an employer for wages, salary or other compensation.
(h) “Employer” means any person or corporation, partnership, individual proprietorship, joint venture, firm, company or other similar legal entity who engages the services of an employee and who pays his wages, salary, or other compensation; and any person exercising supervision of employees on an employer’s behalf.
(i) “Owner” means the person possessing legal or equitable title. For the purposes of this act “Person possessing equitable title” shall mean that person or corporation, partnership, individual proprietorship, joint venture, firm, company or other legal entity that has actual control over the premises used in whole or in part as a place of employment.
(j) “Place of employment” means any building or other premises occupied by an employer in or about which an employee customarily is suffered or permitted to work.
L.1965, c. 154, s. 2.