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. As used in this part:
(a) "Person" means any individual, partnership, corporation,
limited liability company, or association, and includes, but is not
limited to, employers, manufacturers, jobbers, wholesalers,
contractors, subcontractors, and any other person or entity engaged
in the business of garment manufacturing.
"Person" does not include any person who manufactures garments by
himself or herself, without the assistance of a contractor, employee,
or others; any person who engages solely in that part of the
business engaged solely in cleaning, alteration, or tailoring; any
person who engages in the activities herein regulated as an employee
with wages as his or her sole compensation; or any person as provided
by regulation.
(b) "Garment manufacturing" means sewing, cutting, making,
processing, repairing, finishing, assembling, or otherwise preparing
any garment or any article of wearing apparel or accessories designed
or intended to be worn by any individual, including, but not limited
to, clothing, hats, gloves, handbags, hosiery, ties, scarfs, and
belts, for sale or resale by any person or any persons contracting to
have those operations performed and other operations and practices
in the apparel industry as may be identified in regulations of the
Department of Industrial Relations consistent with the purposes of
this part. The Department of Industrial Relations shall adopt, and
may from time to time amend, regulations to clarify and refine this
definition to be consistent with current and future industry
practices, but the regulations shall not limit the scope of garment
manufacturing, as defined in this subdivision.
(c) "Commissioner" means the Labor Commissioner.
(d) "Contractor" means any person who, with the assistance of
employees or others, is primarily engaged in sewing, cutting, making,
processing, repairing, finishing, assembling, or otherwise preparing
any garment or any article of wearing apparel or accessories
designed or intended to be worn by any individual, including, but not
limited to, clothing, hats, gloves, handbags, hosiery, ties, scarfs,
and belts, for another person. "Contractor" includes a subcontractor
that is primarily engaged in those operations.