260 R.I. Code R. 260-RICR-30-05-3.3

Current through November 7, 2024
Section 260-RICR-30-05-3.3 - Definitions
A. Whenever used in this Part, the following terms shall be construed as follows:
1. "Contract or job shop" means a business operated to process goods owned by another.
2. "Director of Labor" means director of the Rhode Island Department of Labor.
3. "Jewelry and allied industries" means
a. the manufacture of jewelry and related articles of whatever material composed, commonly or commercially so known, and articles of ornament or adornment, except clothing, of whatever material composed, intended or designed to be worn on apparel or carried or worn on or about the person, and shall include parts of these articles.
b. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the term jewelry shall expressly include the following: rings; bracelets; necklaces; earrings; brooches; bar pins; compacts and vanity cases; cigarette cases and lighters; buckles and ornaments for millinery, dresses, bags and shoes; buttons of a jewelry nature; ornamental handbag frames and clasps; religious medals; religious articles of a jewelry nature; rosary beads; insignia jewelry and medals, including those for clubs, fraternities, schools, colleges and other organizations; artificial pearls; beads of every material; watch bracelets and wrist watch attachment; collar buttons; men's jewelry; mechanical pens and pencils of ornamental design; watch cases; novelties of a jewelry nature of whatever material made; the products of all processes (whether in manufacturing plants, or in job shops, so called) which serve the jewelry industry, expressly including processing on which are employed bobbers, buffers, polishers, platers, engine turners, engravers, stonesetters, lacquerers, enamelers or solderers; the products of refiners and all other manufacturers, the major part of whose work is for the jewelry industry; and the products of manufacturers of flat stock, sheet, wire, tubing, chain and metal, findings for the jewelry industry.
4. "Jewelry homework" means the jewelry processing in a home, including the home of the employer in whole or in part, of material furnished by an employer of any article or articles to be returned to the employer.
5. "Occupations" means all occupations which have any part in the making, processing or production of jewelry, as the term is used herein, including tool making and hub and die cutting, and including the operations of carding, boxing and other preparations for shipment or sale and including office workers and errand boys.

260 R.I. Code R. 260-RICR-30-05-3.3