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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
As used in this article:
1. “Employer” means any individual, person, corporation, department, board, bureau, agency, commission, division, office, council or committee of the state government, public benefit corporation, public authority or political subdivision of the state, or other business entity, which employs or seeks to employ an individual or individuals. All provisions of this article pertaining to employers shall apply in equal force and effect to their agents and representatives.
2. “Employee” means an individual employed by an employer.
3. “Prospective employee” means an individual seeking or being sought for employment with an employer.
4. “Psychological stress evaluator” means any mechanical device or instrument which purports to determine the truth or falsity of statements made by an employee or prospective employee on the basis of vocal fluctuations or vocal stress.
5. “Psychological stress evaluator examination” means:
(a) the questioning or interviewing of an employee or prospective employee for the purpose of subjecting the statements of such employee or prospective employee to analysis by a psychological stress evaluator;
(b) the recording of statements made by an employee or prospective employee for the purpose of subjecting such statements to analysis by a psychological stress evaluator; or
(c) analyzing, with a psychological stress evaluator, statements made by an employee or prospective employee for the purpose of determining the truth or falsity of such statements.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New York Consolidated Laws, Labor Law - LAB § 733. Definitions - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ny/labor-law/lab-sect-733/
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