48-673. Short-time compensation program; terms, defined.

For purposes of sections 48-672 to 48-683:

(1) Affected unit means a specified plant, department, shift, or other definable unit which includes three or more employees to which an approved short-time compensation plan applies;

(2) Commissioner means the Commissioner of Labor or any delegate or subordinate responsible for approving applications for participation in a short-time compensation plan;

(3) Health and retirement benefits means employer-provided health benefits and retirement benefits under a defined benefit plan, as defined in section 414(j) of the Internal Revenue Code, or contributions under a defined contribution plan, as defined in section 414(i) of the Internal Revenue Code, which are incidents of employment in addition to the cash remuneration earned;

(4) 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 unemployment benefits otherwise payable under the Employment Security Law;

(5) Short-time compensation plan means a plan submitted by an employer, for written approval by the commissioner, under which the employer requests the payment of short-time compensation to workers in an affected unit of the employer to avert layoffs;

(6) Unemployment compensation means the unemployment benefits payable under the Employment Security Law 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; and

(7) Usual weekly hours of work means the usual hours of work for full-time or part-time employees in the affected unit when that unit is operating on its regular basis, not to exceed forty hours and not including hours of overtime work.

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