New Jersey Statutes 34:5-167. Definitions
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 34:5-167
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- 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.
- 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
a. “Act” means this act and rules and regulations promulgated and adopted hereunder.
b. “Approved” means approved by the commissioner.
c. “Bureau” means Bureau of Engineering and Safety in the Division of Labor, Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
d. “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, or his authorized representative.
e. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2007, c.39).
f. “Department” means the Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
g. “Employee” means any person suffered or permitted to work by an employer, having a specific regard to any of the activities included in section 3 of this act.
h. “Employer” means any corporation, partnership, individual proprietorship, joint venture, firm, company or other similar legal entity engaged in activities included in section 3 of this act or any person acting in the direct interest of any of the foregoing in relation to any employee or place of employment, having specific regard to any of the activities included in section 3 of this act.
i. “Place of employment” means any place in or about which an employee is suffered or permitted to work having specific regard to any of the activities included in section 3 of this act.
L.1962, c.45, s.2; amended 2007, c.39, s.17.