As used in this act:
- (1) "Employee" means any individual employed by an employer, including individuals employed by the state or any of its political subdivisions.
- (2) "Employer" includes any person acting directly or indirectly in the interest of an employer in relation to an employee.
- (3) "Wage rate" means all compensation for employment, including payment in kind and amounts paid by employers for employee benefits, as defined by the director in regulations issued under this act.
- (4) "Employ" includes to suffer or permit to work.
- (5) "Occupation" includes any industry, trade, business or branch thereof, or any employment or class of employment.
- (6) "Director" means the director of the human rights commission.
[44-1701, added 1969, ch. 252, sec. 1, p. 783; am. 1974, ch. 39, sec. 69, p. 1023; am. 1982, ch. 83, sec. 6, p. 157.]