2010 New York Code
LAB - Labor
Article 23-B - (825 - 831) DISPLACED HOMEMAKERS ACT
826 - Definitions.

§ 826. Definitions. For purposes of this article:
    1. The term "displaced homemaker" means an individual who:
    (a)  has  worked  in the home, providing unpaid household services for
  family members;
    (b) is not gainfully employed;
    (c) has had, or would have difficulty in securing employment; and
    (d) has been dependent on the income of another family member  but  is
  no  longer  supported  by  such income, or has been dependent on federal
  assistance but  is  no  longer  eligible  for  such  assistance,  or  is
  supported  as  the  parent of minor children by government assistance or
  spousal support.
    2. The term "commissioner" means the industrial  commissioner  of  the
  state of New York.