Terms Used In New York Laws > Labor > Article 14 - Mercantile and Other Establishments

• Allegation: something that someone says happened.
• Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
• Arbitration administrator: means an entity designated by the superintendent of financial services to administer the arbitration of disputes pursuant to this article. See N.Y. Civil Practice Law and Rules 7550
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• 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.
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• Health care provider: includes any person or entity employed or otherwise involved in the provision of health care or treatment. See N.Y. Civil Practice Law and Rules 7550
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
• person: shall include , but shall not be limited to, an individual, corporation (including a dissolved corporation), partnership, limited liability company, association, trust or estate. See N.Y. Tax Law 1800
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• this chapter: includes any "related statute" or any "related income or earnings tax statute" as defined in section eighteen hundred of this article. See N.Y. Tax Law 1801