§ 34-15-01 — Definitions

As used in this chapter:
1. "Date of hire" means the date services for remuneration were first performed by the
employee.
2. "Department" means the department of health and human services.
3. "Employee" means an individual who would be determined to be an employee under
chapter 24 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended [26 U.S.C. 3401
et seq.], but does not include an employee of a federal or state agency performing
intelligence or counterintelligence functions, if the head of the agency has determined
that reporting under this chapter, with respect to that employee, could endanger the
safety of the employee or compromise an ongoing investigation or intelligence
mission.
4. "Employee newly hired" means an employee who has not previously been employed
by the employer or was previously employed by that employer but has been separated
from such prior employment for at least sixty consecutive days.
5. "Employer" means an entity or individual who would be determined to be an employer
under section 3401(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended [26 U.S.C.
3401(d)], and includes any governmental entity and any labor organization.
6. "Labor organization" means an organization treated as a labor organization under
section 2(5) of the National Labor Relations Act, as amended [29 U.S.C. 152(5)], and
includes any entity, including a "hiring hall", which is used by the organization and an
employer to carry out requirements, described in section 8(f)(3) of the National Labor
Relations Act, as amended [29 U.S.C. 158(f)(3)], of an agreement between the
organization and the employer.