N.Y. LAB Law § 150

§ 150. Definitions. For the purpose of this article:\n 1. "Artistic or creative services" shall include, but are not limited\nto, services as an actor, actress, dancer, musician, comedian, singer,\nstunt-person, voice-over artist, runway or print model, or other\nperformer or entertainer, or as a songwriter, musical producer or\narranger, writer, director, producer, production executive,\nchoreographer, composer, conductor, or designer.\n 2. "Child performer" shall mean any child under the age of eighteen\nwho (a) resides in the state of New York and who agrees to render\nartistic or creative services; or\n (b) agrees to render artistic or creative services in the state of New\nYork.\n 3. "Child performer's employer" shall mean a person or entity which\nemploys a child performer to furnish artistic or creative services for a\nfee either directly or through a third-party provider (loan-out company)\nor an agency or service that provides artistic or creative services\n(casting agency).\n 4. "Child performer trust account" shall mean an account established\nfor the benefit of a child performer in accordance with part seven of\narticle seven of the estates, powers and trusts law.\n 5. "Gross earnings" shall mean the total compensation prior to taxes,\ndeductions, or commissions payable to a child performer pursuant to a\ncontract or in the case of a third-party individual or personal services\ncorporation (loan-out company), the total compensation paid to the\nthird-party for the services of the child performer. However, where the\nchild performer is employed as a musician, singer, songwriter, musical\nproducer, or arranger it means the total compensation under the contract\nincluding advances but excluding deductions to offset those advances or\nother expenses incurred by the employer pursuant to the contract.\n 6. "Permit" shall refer to the documentation issued by the department\nto a child performer pursuant to this article.\n 7. "Certificate of eligibility" shall refer to the documentation\nissued by the department to an employer of a child performer pursuant to\nthis article.\n 8. "Employment schedule" shall mean the time that a child performer is\nrequired to be present at the actual place of employment, excluding\ntravel.\n