Sec. 4. (a) As used in this article, "seasonal employment" means services performed for a seasonal employer during the seasonal period in the employer's seasonal operations, after the effective date of a seasonal determination with respect to the seasonal employer.
(b) As used in this article, "seasonal worker" means an individual who:
(1) has been employed by a seasonal employer in seasonal employment during a regularly recurring period or periods of less than twenty-six (26) weeks in a calendar year for all seasonal periods, as determined by the department;
(2) has been hired for a specific temporary seasonal period as determined by the department; and
(3) has been notified in writing at the time hired, or immediately following the seasonal determination by the department, whichever is later:
(A) that the individual is performing services in seasonal employment for a seasonal employer; and
(B) that the individual's employment is limited to the beginning and ending dates of the employer's seasonal period as determined by the department.