[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR453.5]

[Page 203]
 
                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
  CHAPTER IV--OFFICE OF LABOR-MANAGEMENT STANDARDS, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 453_GENERAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE BONDING REQUIREMENTS OF THE 
LABOR-MANAGEMENT REPORTING AND DISCLOSURE ACT OF 1959--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 453.5  Officers, agents, shop stewards, or other representatives or 
employees of a labor organization.

    With respect to labor organizations, the term ``officer, agent, shop 
steward, or other representative'' is defined in section 3(q) of the Act 
to include ``elected officials and key administrative personnel, whether 
elected or appointed (such as business agents, heads of departments or 
major units, and organizers who exercise substantial independent 
authority)''. Other individuals employed by a labor organization, 
including salaried non-supervisory professional staff, stenographic, and 
service personnel are ``employees'' and must be bonded if they handle 
\5\ funds or other property of the labor organization.
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    \5\ For discussion of ``handle'', see Sec. 453.8.
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