Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 34 > Chapter 40 > Part 1 - Title - Definitions - Minimum Wage - Exemptions

• Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
• Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
• Cash wage obligation: means an hourly wage that an employer pays a tipped employee regardless of the tips or gratuities a tipped employee receives. See Utah Code 34-40-102
• City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Commission: means the Labor Commission. See Utah Code 34-40-102
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Division: means the Division of Antidiscrimination and Labor in the commission. See Utah Code 34-40-102
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Federal executive agency: means an executive agency, as defined in 5 U. See Utah Code 34-40-102
• Franchise: means the same as that term is defined in 16 C. See Utah Code 34-40-102
• Franchisee: means the same as that term is defined in 16 C. See Utah Code 34-40-102
• Franchisor: means the same as that term is defined in 16 C. See Utah Code 34-40-102
• Land: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Minimum wage: means the state minimum hourly wage for adult employees as established under this chapter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. See Utah Code 34-40-102
• Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
• Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. ^{Source: OCC}
• 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.
• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Tipped employee: means an employee who customarily and regularly receives tips or gratuities. See Utah Code 34-40-102
• Town: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Writing: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5