Terms Used In Michigan Laws > Chapter 423 > Act 278 of 1980 - State Contracts With Certain Employers Prohibited

• Caucus: From the Algonquian Indian language, a caucus meant "to meet together." An informal organization of members of the legislature that exists to discuss issues of mutual concern and possibly to perform legislative research and policy planning for its members. There are regional, political or ideological, ethnic, and economic-based caucuses.
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Department: means the state department of labor. See Michigan Laws 423.321
• Employer: means an individual, partnership, corporation, or other association, or a city, village, township, or county that employs 2 or more persons. See Michigan Laws 423.321
• Legislative session: That part of a chamber's daily session in which it considers legislative business (bills, resolutions, and actions related thereto).
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• shall not apply: means that the pertinent provision is not operative as to certain persons or things or in conjunction with a particular date or dates. See Michigan Laws 8.4c
• State: means this state or an agency, department, division, bureau, board, commission, council, authority, or other body of this state. See Michigan Laws 423.321
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.