[Part VIII.]  mobile applications

     [§378-101]  Definitions.  As used in this part:

     "Employee" means an individual who performs a service for wages or other remuneration under a contract for hire, written or oral, or expressed or implied.  "Employee" includes:

     (1)  A prospective employee who has applied for or otherwise actively expressed interest in employment with an employer; and

     (2)  An individual employed by the State or a political subdivision of the State.

     "Employer" means a person who has one or more employees.  "Employer" includes an agent of an employer or of the State or a political subdivision thereof but does not include the United States.

     "Employer-owned communication device" means a device allowing for electronic communications, such as a mobile phone or tablet, that is owned or whose cost is reimbursed by the employer.

     "Mobile application" means a type of application software designed to run on a mobile electronic device, such as a smartphone or tablet computer.

     "Personal communication device" means a device allowing for electronic communication, including a mobile phone and tablet, that is not owned, or the cost of which is not reimbursed, by the employer. [L 2021, c 206, pt of §2]