§ 160 Hours to constitute a day’s work
§ 161 One day rest in seven
§ 162 Time allowed for meals
§ 163 Hours of labor in brickyards
§ 163-A Farm laborers
§ 164 Hours of labor on street railroads
§ 165 Steam and other railroads
§ 166 Signalmen
§ 167 Restrictions on consecutive hours of work for nurses
§ 168 Hours of labor of certain state employees
§ 169 One day of rest for certain state employees
§ 169-A One day of rest for state employees
§ 170 Hours of labor for domestic workers
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Terms Used In New York Laws > Labor > Article 5 > Title 1 - General

  • Advisory group: means the permanent environmental justice advisory group established by section 48-0105 of this article. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 48-0103
  • Agency: means any state department, agency, board, bureau, commission, division, office, council, or any public authority or public benefit corporation . See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 48-0103
  • Bequest: Property gifted by will.
  • commission: shall mean the Albany Pine Bush preserve commission created pursuant to section 46-0105 of this article. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 46-0103
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • 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.
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Environmental justice: means the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, religion, national origin or income with respect to the development, implementation and enforcement of laws, regulations and policies affecting the quality of the environment. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 48-0103
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • Fair treatment: means that no group of people, including a racial, ethnic or socioeconomic group, should be disproportionately exposed to pollution or bear a disproportionate share of the negative environmental consequences resulting from execution of federal, state and local programs and policies, and further means that no such group of people should suffer from inequitable allocation of public resources or financial assistance for environmental protection and stewardship, including environmental remediation, pollution prevention, open space acquisition and other protection and stewardship activities. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 48-0103
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • 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.
  • Meaningful involvement: means the provision of opportunities for citizen participation in decision making that are as reflective of the diversity of interests and perspective found within the affected community as possible, including those of racial, ethnic and socioeconomic groups; that are provided as early as possible in the decision making process ; that provide full, timely and accessible disclosure of public records and sharing of information by the government agency or agencies involved, including the provision of technical data and the assumptions upon which any analyses are based; and that allow all people, regardless of race, color, religion, national origin or income, the opportunity to have their views heard and considered, including opportunities for two-way dialogue. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 48-0103
  • Minority leader: See Floor Leaders
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • 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.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.