26 §563. Definitions

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ME Code › Title 26 › Chapter 6 › Section 563

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As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following words shall have the following meanings. [PL 1975, c. 519, §13 (RPR).]

1. Approved. "Approved" means as approved by the Board of Occupational Safety and Health. [PL 1975, c. 519, §13 (RPR).]

2. Board. "Board" means the Board of Occupational Safety and Health. [PL 1975, c. 519, §13 (RPR).]

3. Bureau. "Bureau" means the Bureau of Labor Standards. [PL 1989, c. 502, Pt. C, §9 (AMD).]

4. Director. "Director" means the Director of the Bureau of Labor Standards. [PL 1989, c. 502, Pt. C, §10 (AMD).]

5. Employ. "Employ" means employ, suffer or permit to work. [PL 1975, c. 519, §13 (RPR).]

6. Employee. "Employee" means any person, including a minor whether lawfully or unlawfully employed, who is employed or permitted to work by the State, a state agency, county, municipal corporation, school district or other public corporation or political subdivision. [PL 1975, c. 519, §13 (RPR).]

7. Employer. "Employer" shall mean the State, state agency, county, municipal corporation, school district or other political corporation or political subdivisions having employees. [PL 1979, c. 197, §2 (NEW).]

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26 §563. Definitions · 26 M.R.S. § 563 | Frix