New York Labor Law Definitions
The New York labor law is in place to protect employees by setting hours, wages and working conditions. Article 1, Section 2 includes a list of definitions for terms that appear throughout the law.
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Administration Definitions
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The commissioner is the head of the Department of Labor, in New York. The Department of Labor is called the "department" throughout the law. The "board" refers to two different boards, based on their context within the law. One board is New York's Industrial Board of Appeals. The other is the Worker's Compensation Board.
Employment Definitions
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Employers are people or companies who hire mechanics, laborers or other workers. Employers also have agents, who work in a managerial capacity, including foremen, supervisors or superintendents. An employee is a laborer, mechanic or other worker who works for hire. A person is considered employed if he is "permitted or suffered to work."
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Location Definitions
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Public buildings are places used or leased for financial gain. They are places of assembly, like movie theaters, halls that hold more than 100 people, churches, schools and hotels with 50 rooms or more. A factory is a workshop, mill or other manufacturing plant that maintains at least one employee for bottling, canning, repairing, cleaning, altering or making parts of or complete items.
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