N.Y. Labor Law § 721: Definitions

§ 721. Definitions. When used in this article, the term:

1. "Person" includes one or more individuals, partnerships,

associations, or corporations, whether acting for themselves or in a

representative capacity.

2. "Labor organization" means any organization of any kind which

exists for the purpose, in whole or in part, of representing employees

employed within the state of New York in dealing with employers or

employer organizations or with a state government, or any political or

civil subdivision or other agency thereof, concerning terms and

conditions of employment, grievances, labor disputes, or other matters

incidental to the employment relationship, and shall include the parent

national or international organization of a local labor organization.

3. "Employer" means any person conducting a business or employing

another within the state of New York, but shall not include a state

government or any political or civil subdivision or other agency

thereof.

4. "Employer organization" means any organization of any kind which

exists for the purpose, in whole or in part, of representing employers

in dealing with employees or labor organizations concerning terms and

conditions of employment, grievances, labor disputes, or other matters

incidental to the employment relationship at a place of business

maintained in the state of New York.

5. "Labor relations consultant" means any person who, for

compensation, advises or represents an employer, employer organization,

or labor organization concerning employee organizing, concerted

activities or collective bargaining activities, but shall not include a

director, officer or regular employee of such employer, employer

organization or labor organization, or an attorney engaged in the

practice of law.

6. "Officer" means any person holding or in fact performing or

authorized to perform the functions of an office named or described in

the constitution, charter, articles of incorporation, articles of

association or by-laws of a labor organization or employer organization.

7. "Agent" means any person, other than an attorney engaged in the

practice of law, who represents or is authorized to represent a labor

organization or employer organization, alone or with others in its

dealings with employers, employees, members, employer organizations,

labor organizations, or other persons, regardless of whether his

relationship to the labor organization or employer organization is that

of an independent contractor or employee.