PUBLIC LAW 95-250—MAR. 27, 1978
92 STAT. 173
(8) "affected mill employer" means an affected employer engaged in sawmill, plywood, and other wood processing operations in Humboldt or Del Norte Counties in the State of California who has either (A) obtained 15 per centum or more of its raw wood materials directly from affected woods employers during calendar year 1977, or (B) is a wholly owned mill of an affected woods employer: Provided, That an affected mill employer shall be only that major portion or division of the industry employer directly responsible for such wood processing operations; (9) "affected contract employer" means an affected employer providing services pursuant to contract with an affected woods employer, if at least 15 per centum of said employer's employeehours worked during calendar year 1977 were within or directly related to the expansion area pursuant to such contract or contracts; (10) "covered employee" means an employee who— (A) had seniority under a collective bargaining agreement with an affected employer as of May 31, 1977, has at least twelve months of creditable service as of the date of enactment of this section, and has performed work for one or more affected employers on or after January 1, 1977, or (B) has performed work for one or more affected employers for at least one thousand hours from January 1, 1977, through the period to the date of enactment of this section, and has a continuing employment relationship with an affected employer, as determined by the Secretary, as of the date of enactment of this section or, if laid off on or after May 31, 1977, had such a relationship as of the date of such layoff; (11) "affected employee" means a covered employee who is either totally or partially laid off by an affected employer within a time period beginning on or after May 31, 1977, and ending September 30, 1980, unless extended, as provided in section 203, or is determined by the Secretary to be adversely affected by the expansion of the Eedwood National Park. An employee shall be deemed adversely affected as of the date of the employee's layoff, downgrading, or termination; (12) "total layoff" means a calendar week during which affected employers have made no work available to a covered employee and made no payment to said covered employee for time not worked, and "partial layoff" means a calendar week for which all pay received by a covered employee from affected employers is at least 10 per centum less than the layoff or vacation replacement benefit that would have been payable for that week had said covered employee suffered a total layoff: Provided, That the terms "total layoff" and "partial layoff" shall also apply to a covered employee who had received any workers' compensation benefits or unemployment compensation disability benefits after said covered employee becomes able to work and available for work and is otherwise within the meaning of total layoff and partial layoff as defined in this paragraph; (13) "Federal agency" has the same meaning as "agency" in section 552(c) of title 5, United States Code; (14) "suitable work" shall be defined— 5 USC 551.
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