New Jersey Statutes 53:2-14. Removal of certain persons from longshoremen’s register
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 53:2-14
- 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
b. On or before the first day of June following the date on which P.L.2017, c.324 (C. 32:23-229 et al.) becomes operative, and on or before each succeeding first day of June or December, the division shall, for the purposes of P.L.2017, c.324 (C. 32:23-229 et al.), establish for the six-month period beginning on each date a minimum number of days and the distribution of the days during that period.
c. In establishing any minimum number of days or period, the division shall consult with the collective bargaining representatives of stevedores and other employers of longshoremen in the port of New York district and with labor organizations representing longshoremen in the district.
d. A longshoreman who has been removed from the longshoremen’s register pursuant to subsection e. of section 8 of P.L.2017, c.324 (C. 53:2-13) may seek reinstatement upon fulfilling the same requirements as for initial inclusion in the longshoremen’s register, but not before the expiration of one year from the date of removal, except that immediate reinstatement shall be made upon proper showing that the registrant’s failure to work or apply for work for the minimum number of days, described in subsection c. of this section, was caused by the fact that the registrant was engaged in the military service of the United States or was incapacitated by ill health, physical injury, or other good cause.
e. Notwithstanding any other provision of P.L.2017, c.324 (C. 32:23-229 et al.), the division shall at any time have the power to register longshoremen on a temporary basis to meet special or emergency needs.
L.2017, c.324, s.9.