PRINTER'S NO. 1850
No. 1539 Session of 1977
INTRODUCED BY ANDERSON, A. K. HUTCHINSON, KERNICK,
A. C. FOSTER JR., DORR, LEHR, GEESEY, COLE AND L. E. SMITH,
JULY 27, 1977
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AND COMMERCE, JULY 27, 1977
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of May 18, 1937 (P.L.665, No.176), entitled "An
2 act relating to the performance of industrial work in homes;
3 regulating, and in certain cases prohibiting, industrial
4 homework; imposing duties, restrictions and liabilities on
5 industrial home-workers and on persons, partnerships,
6 associations and corporations, directly or indirectly
7 furnishing materials and articles to home-workers for
8 manufacture or work thereon; requiring permits and home-
9 workers' certificates and prescribing the fees therefor;
10 conferring powers and imposing duties on the Department of
11 Labor and Industry; and prescribing penalties," changing
12 definitions of certain words.
13 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
14 hereby enacts as follows:
15 Section 1. Clauses (f) and (g) of section 3, act of May 18,
16 1937 (P.L.665, No.176), known as the "Industrial Homework Law,"
17 are amended to read:
18 Section 3. Definitions.--The following words, terms and
19 phrases, when used in this act, shall have the meanings ascribed
20 to them in this section, except where the context clearly
21 indicates a different meaning.
22 * * *
1 (f) "Industrial Homework." Any manufacture in a home of
2 articles, or materials for an employer, a representative
3 contractor, or a contractor, but shall not include any clerical
4 services performed at home.
5 (g) "Manufacture." To prepare, alter, repair, finish, or
6 process, in whole or in part, or handle in any way connected
7 with the production, wrapping, packaging, or preparation for
8 display of an article or materials, but shall not include
9 performance of any clerical services.
10 * * *
11 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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