employ — Law Dictionary

Definitions from Case Law

From 323 U.S. 126 - Armour & Co. v. Wantock · 1944Most cited · 1,469 citing opinions

employ' includes to suffer or permit to work.

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United States Code

7 U.S.C. § 499A — for purposes of this chapter

The terms “employ” and “employment” mean any affiliation of any person with the business operations of a licensee, with or without compensation, including ownership or self-employment.

29 U.S.C. § 1802 — as used in this chapter (2 versions over time)

The term “employ” has the meaning given such term under section 3(g) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203(g)) for the purposes of implementing the requirements of that Act [29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.].

29 U.S.C. § 203 — as used in this chapter

“Employ” includes to suffer or permit to work.

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Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

To engage in one's service; to use as an agent or substitute in transacting business; to commission and intrust with the management of one's affairs; and, when used in respect to a servant or hired laborer, the term is equivalent to hiring, which implies a request and a contract for a compensation, and has but this one meaning when used in the ordinary affairs and business of life. McCluskey v. Cromwell, 11 N. Y. 605; Murray v. Walker, 83 Iowa, 202, 48 N. W. 1075; Malloy v. Board of Education, 102 Cal. 642, 36 Pac. 948; Gurney v. Railroad Co., 58 N. Y. 371.