Title 27 Labor and Employment

27-3-801. Definitions.

(a) As used in this article: (i) "Affected unit" means a specified plant, department, shift or other definable unit of an employer that includes two (2) or more employees to which an approved short time compensation plan applies; (ii) "Director" means the director of the department of workforce services or the director's designee responsible for approving applications for participation in a short time compensation plan; (iii) "Health and retirement benefits" means employer provided health benefits and retirement benefits under a defined benefit pension plan as defined in section 414(j) of the Internal Revenue Code or contributions under a defined contribution plan defined in section 414(i) of the Internal Revenue Code that are incidents of employment in addition to the cash remuneration earned; (iv) "Short time compensation" means the unemployment benefits payable to employees in an affected unit under an approved short time compensation plan, as distinguished from the benefits otherwise payable under this act; (v) "Short time compensation plan" means a plan submitted by an employer for approval by the director under which the employer requests the payment of short time compensation to employees in an affected unit of the employer to avert layoffs; (vi) "Unemployment compensation" means the benefits payable under this act other than short time compensation and includes any amounts payable pursuant to an agreement under any federal law providing for compensation, assistance or allowances with respect to unemployment; (vii) "Usual weekly hours of work" means the usual hours of work for full-time or part-time employees in the affected unit when that affected unit is operating on the unit's regular basis, not to exceed forty (40) hours and not including hours of overtime work.