§ 43:22-2 — Definitions

For the purposes of this act: (a) The term "wages" means all remuneration for employment as defined herein, including the cash value of all remuneration paid in any medium other than cash, except that such term shall not include that part of such remuneration which, even if it were for "employment" within the meaning of the Federal Insurance Contributions Act, would not constitute "wages" within the meaning of that act; (b) The term "employment" means any service performed by any person holding office, position or employment in the service of the State or of any county, municipality or school district or of any public department, board, body, commission, institution, agency, instrumentality or authority of, or in, the State or of, or in, any county, municipality or school district in the State for such employer, except (1) service which in the absence of an agreement entered into under this act would constitute "employment" as defined in the Social Security Act; or (2) service which under the Social Security Act may not be included in an agreement between the State and the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare entered into under this act. Service which under the Social Security Act may be included in an agreement only upon certification by the Governor, or an official of the State designated by him, in accordance with section 218(d)(3) of that act shall be included in the term "employment" if and when the Governor, or an official designated by him, issues with respect to such service, a certificate to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare pursuant to the referendum procedures prescribed by the provisions of P.L.1955, c. 38; (c) The term "employee" includes any person holding office, position or employment in the service of the State or of any county, municipality or school district or of any public department, board, body, commission, institution, agency, instrumentality or authority of, or in, the State or of, or in, any county, municipality or school district in the State; (d) The term "employer" means and includes the State and any county, municipality or school district and any public department, board, body, commission, institution, agency, instrumentality or authority of, or in, the State and of, or in, any county, municipality or school district in the State by whom employees, as defined in this section, are employed in employment, as defined in this section; (e) The term "State Agency" means the State Treasurer and the functions of the State Agency under this act shall be performed by the Division of Pensions; (f) The term "Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare" includes any individual to whom the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare has delegated any functions under the Social Security Act with respect to coverage under such act of employees of states and their political subdivisions, and with respect to any action taken prior to April 11, 1953, includes the Federal Security Administrator and any individual to whom such administrator has delegated any such function; (g) The term "Social Security Act" means the Act of Congress approved August 14, 1935, chapter 531, 49 Stat. 620, officially cited as the "Social Security Act" (including regulations and requirements issued pursuant thereto), as such act has been and may from time to time be amended; (h) The term "Federal Insurance Contributions Act" means subchapter A of chapter 9 of the Federal Internal Revenue Code of 1939 and subchapters A and B of chapter 21 of the Federal Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as such codes have been and may from time to time be amended; and the term "employee tax" means the tax imposed by section 1400 of such Code of 1939 and section 3101 of such Code of 1954; and (i) The term "an official designated by him" means the Director of the Division of Pensions. L.1951, c. 253, p. 890, s. 2. Amended by L.1952, c. 25, p. 112, s. 1; L.1955, c. 38, p. 145, s. 2; L.1961, c. 117, p. 716, s. 1; L.1980, c. 86, s. 1, eff. Aug. 21, 1980.