New Jersey Statutes 34:8A-7. Definitions
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 34:8A-7
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
a. “Crew leader” means any person who transports, recruits, supplies or hires farm or food processing laborers and who, for any money or other valuable consideration paid, anticipated or promised to be paid, directly or indirectly by any farm operator or laborer, directs all or any part of the work of such workers, or any person who recruits, supplies, or hires farm or food processing laborers for any money or other valuable consideration paid, anticipated or promised to be paid, directly or indirectly by any farm operator or laborer, but shall not include any owner or lessee of a farm or food processing plant who recruits or hires laborers for work on his farm or in his plant.
b. “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry or his authorized representative.
c. “Seasonal farm worker” means any person who is engaged in seasonal or temporary farm work and is a term that may be used interchangeably with the terms “migrant laborer” and “temporary farm worker.”
L.1971, c. 192, s. 1, eff. June 7, 1971. Amended by L.1975, c. 49, s. 2, eff. April 7, 1975.