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Title 29 — Labor

Chapter 29 — Workers Technology Skill Development

§ 2703. Definitions

Statutory text

As used in this chapter:

(1)

Advanced workplace practices

The term “advanced workplace practices” means innovations in work organization and performance, including high-performance workplace systems, flexible production techniques, quality programs, continuous improvement, concurrent engineering, close relationships between suppliers and customers, widely diffused decisionmaking and work teams, and effective integration of production technology, worker skills and training, and workplace organization, and such other characteristics as determined appropriate by the Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce.

(2)

Advanced workplace technologies

The term “advanced workplace technologies” includes—

(A)

numerically controlled machine tools, robots, automated process control equipment, computerized flexible manufacturing systems, associated computer software, and other technology for improving the manufacturing and industrial production of goods and commercial services, which advance the state-of-the-art; or

(B)

novel industrial and commercial techniques and processes not previously generally available that improve quality, productivity, and practices, including engineering design, quality assurance, concurrent engineering, continuous process production technology, inventory management, upgraded worker skills, communications with customers and suppliers, and promotion of sustainable economic growth.

(3)

Department

The term “Department” means the Department of Labor.

(4)

Nonprofit organization

The term “nonprofit organization” means a tax-exempt organization, as described in paragraph (3), (4), or (5) of section 501(c) of title 26.

(5)

Secretary

The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Labor.

(6)

Worker organization

The term “worker organization” means a labor organization within the meaning of section 501(c)(5) of title 26.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Workers Technology Skill Development Art

    Pub. L. 103–382 title V § 544 · 108 Stat. 3518

    Enacted · 29 U.S.C. § 2703

    (Pub. L. 103–382, title V, § 544, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 4053.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 103–382, title V, § 544, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 4053.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 544. DEFINITIONS. As used in this part: (1) Advanced workplace practices.— The term “advanced workplace practices” means innovations in work organization and performance, including high-performance workplace systems, flexible production techniques, quality programs, continuous improvement, concurrent engineering, close relationships between suppliers and customers, widely diffused decisionmaking and work teams, and effective integration of production technology, worker skills and training, and workplace organization, and such other characteristics as determined appropriate by the Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce. (2) Advanced workplace technologies.— The term “advanced workplace technologies” includes— (A) numerically controlled machine tools, robots, automated process control equipment, computerized flexible manufacturing systems, associated computer software, and other technology for improving the manufacturing and industrial production of goods and commercial services, which advance the state-of-the-art; or (B) novel industrial and commercial techniques and processes not previously generally available that improve Quality, productivity, and practices, including engineering design, quality assurance, concurrent engineering, continuous process production technology, inventory management, upgraded worker skills, communications with customers and suppliers, and promotion of sustainable economic growth. (3) Department.— The term “Department” means the Department of Labor. (4) Nonprofit organization.— The term “nonprofit organization” means a tax-exempt organization, as described in paragraph (3), (4), or (5) of section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. (5) Secretary.— The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Labor. (6) Worker organization.— The term “worker organization” means a labor organization within the meaning of section 501(c)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

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(Pub. L. 103–382, title V, § 544, , 108 Stat. 4053.)

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