The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
"Affiliates" means labor organizations chartered by the same parent body, or governed by the same constitution and bylaws, or labor organizations having the relation of parent and subordinate.
"Certified bargaining representative" means a labor organization which has been certified as the representative of employees under the National Labor Relations Act, as amended.
"Fiduciary to pension or welfare system" means a person is a fiduciary with respect to a pension or welfare system to the extent he or she:
1. Exercises any discretionary authority or discretionary control respecting management of such plan or exercises any authority or control respecting management or disposition of its assets;
2. Renders investment advice for a fee or other compensation, direct or indirect, with respect to any moneys or other property of such plan, or has any authority or responsibility to do so; or
3. Has any discretionary authority or discretionary responsibility in the administration of such plan.
"Labor organization" means any organization of any kind, any union, any agency, or employee representation committee, group, association, or plan in which employees participate and which exists for the purpose, in whole or in part, of dealing with employers concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, rates of pay, hours, or other terms or conditions of employment, and any conference, general committee, joint or systems board, or joint council which is subordinate to a national or international labor organization.
"Labor organization agent" or "agent" means any person, whether compensated or not, who is authorized or allowed to represent a labor organization in any employment matter relating to employees who are employed in a casino hotel, casino or casino simulcasting facility by a casino licensee, or who undertakes on behalf of the labor organization to promote, facilitate or otherwise influence the relations between the labor organization and the casino licensee.
"Labor organization officer" or "officer" means any constitutional officer, any person authorized to perform the functions of president, vice president, secretary/treasurer or other executive functions of a labor organization, and any member of its executive board or similar governing body.
"Labor organization principal employee" or "principal employee" means any employee of a labor organization who, by reason of remuneration or of a management, supervisory or policy making position exercises any authority, discretion or influence with regard to any matter relating to employees who are employed in a casino hotel, casino or casino simulcasting facility by a casino licensee.
"Officers and agents of pension or welfare systems" means all elected officials and key administrative personnel, whether elected or appointed, including administrators, trustees, and all other fiduciaries to the system.
"Pension or welfare system maintained by a labor organization" means any pension or welfare system created or established by a labor organization or one or more of the trustees or one or more members of the governing body of which is selected or appointed by the labor organization.
"Pension system" means any plan, fund or program which is maintained by a labor organization, or by a labor organization and an employer, to the extent that by its express terms or as a result of surrounding circumstances such plan, fund or program provides retirement income to employees or results in a deferral of income by employees for periods extending to the termination of covered employment or beyond, regardless of the method of calculating the contributions made to the plan, the method of calculating the benefits under the plan or the method of distributing benefits from the plan.
"Welfare system" means any plan, fund or program which is maintained by a labor organization or by a labor organization and an employer, to the extent that such plan, fund or program was established or is maintained for the purposes of providing for its participants, or their beneficiaries, through the purchase of insurance or otherwise, medical, surgical, or hospital care or benefits, or benefits in the event of sickness, accident disability, death or unemployment, or vacation benefits, apprenticeship or other training programs, or day care centers, scholarship funds, or prepaid legal services, or any other such benefit other than pension on retirement or death, and insurance to provide such pensions.
N.J. Admin. Code § 13:69A-12.1