For purposes of sections 179.87 to 179.877 , the terms in this section have the meanings given. "Authorized employee representative" has the meaning given in section 182.651, subdivision 22 . "Commissioner" means the commissioner of labor and industry or the commissioner's designee. "Coordinator" means the meatpacking industry worker rights coordinator or the coordinator's designee. "Meat-processing worker" or "worker" means any individual who a meat-processing employer suffers or permits to work directly in contact with raw meatpacking products in a meatpacking operation, including independent contractors and persons performing work for an employer through a temporary service or staffing agency. Workers in a meatpacking operation who inspect or package meatpacking products and workers who clean, maintain, or sanitize equipment or surfaces are included in the definition of a meat-processing worker. Meat-processing worker does not include a federal, state, or local government inspector. "Meatpacking operation" or "meat-processing employer" means a meatpacking or poultry processing site with 100 or more employees in Minnesota and a North American Industrial Classification system (NAICS) code of 311611 to 311615, excluding NAICS code 311613. Meatpacking operation or meat-processing employer does not mean a grocery store, butcher shop, meat market, deli, restaurant, or other business preparing meatpacking products for immediate consumption or for sale in a retail establishment or otherwise directly to an end-consumer. "Meatpacking products" means meat food products and poultry food products as defined in section 31A.02, subdivision 10 .
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