As used in the Public Works Minimum Wage Act [13-4-10 to 13-4-17 NMSA 1978]:
A. "director" means the director of the division;
B. "division" means the labor relations division of the workforce solutions department;
C. "fringe benefit" means payments made by a contractor, subcontractor, employer or person acting as a contractor, if the payment has been authorized through a negotiated process or by a collective bargaining agreement, for:
(1) holidays;
(2) time off for sickness or injury;
(3) time off for personal reasons or vacation;
(4) bonuses;
(5) authorized expenses incurred during the course of employment;
(6) health, life and accident or disability insurance;
(7) profit-sharing plans;
(8) contributions made on behalf of an employee to a retirement or other pension plan; and
(9) any other compensation paid to an employee other than wages;
D. "labor organization" means an organization of any kind, or an agency or employee representation committee or plan, in which employees participate and that exists for the purpose, in whole or in part, of dealing with employers concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, rates of pay, hours of employment or conditions of work; and
E. "wage" means the basic hourly rate of pay.
History: 1978 Comp., § 13-4-10.1, as enacted by Laws 2009, ch. 206, § 2.
Effective dates. — Laws 2009, ch. 206, § 12 made this section effective July 1, 2009.
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