§ 34-06.1-02 — Definitions

North Dakota § 34-06.1-02

• Jurisdiction: North Dakota
• Title 34: Labor and Employment
• Ch. 34-06.1: Equal Pay for Men and Women

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In this chapter, unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires:
1. "Commissioner" means the labor commissioner.
2. "Employ" includes to suffer or permit to work.
3. "Employee" means any individual employed by an employer, including individuals
employed by the state or any of its political subdivisions, including public bodies.
4. "Employer" means any person acting directly or indirectly in the interest of an
employer in relation to one or more employees of each sex.
5. "Occupation" includes any industry, trade, business or branch thereof, or any
employment or class of employment, but does not include domestic employment in
private homes.
6. "Person" includes one or more individuals, partnerships, corporations, limited liability
companies, legal representatives, trustees, trustees in bankruptcy, or voluntary
associations.
7. "Wage rate" means all compensation for employment, including payment in kind and
amounts paid by employers for employee benefits, as defined by the commissioner in
regulations issued under this chapter.