{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-labor-law-862-a","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Labor Law § 862-a","heading":"Definitions","body":"§ 862-a. Definitions. As used in this article:\n  1. \"Commercial goods transportation contractor\" means any sole\nproprietor, partnership, firm, corporation, limited liability company,\nassociation or other legal entity that compensates a driver who\npossesses a state-issued driver's license, transports goods in the state\nof New York and operates a commercial motor vehicle as defined in\nsubdivision four-a of section two of the transportation law.\n  2. \"Commercial goods transportation contractor\" includes a general\ncommercial goods transportation contractor or a commercial goods\ntransportation subcontractor.\n  3. \"Commercial goods transportation services\" means the transportation\nof goods for compensation by a driver who possesses a state-issued\ndriver's license, transports goods in the state of New York, and\noperates a commercial motor vehicle as defined in subdivision four-a of\nsection two of the transportation law.\n  4. \"Department\" means the department of labor.\n  5. \"Commissioner\" means the commissioner of labor.\n  6. \"Employer\" means any commercial goods transportation contractor\nwhich compensates a person classified as an employee under section eight\nhundred sixty-two-b of this article.","path":["Labor Law","Article 25-C. The New York State Commercial Goods Transportation Industry Fair Play Act"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/LAB/862-A","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"04b3b48151eb2bc74e17afb66a10779f95c3b1a16b63d8e60e08d7a022c85601","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-labor-law-862","next":"us-ny/n.y.-labor-law-862-b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}