2025 Session Last amended: 2024 session

§ 179.35 — Definitions

Plain-Language Summary

This section defines terms used in the charitable hospital labor relations provisions (sections 179.35 through 179.39). 'Charitable hospital' includes county, municipal, and nonprofit hospitals. 'Hospital employee' covers anyone working at a charitable hospital except those in commercial enterprises run by the hospital.

Practical Notes
These definitions determine which hospitals and workers are subject to the special no-strike and no-lockout rules. Employees of hospital-owned commercial businesses that do not perform essential hospital functions are excluded. The definitions of strike and lockout mirror those in the main Labor Relations Act but apply specifically to the hospital setting.