Common use of Employer means Clause in Contracts

Employer means. (a) Any individual, firm, association, partnership or corporation (i) whose employees are employed under the terms of and who has entered into a Collective Bargaining Agreement and Participation Agreement and in accordance therewith agrees to participate in and contribute to the Trust Fund, (ii) is represented in collective bargaining by an employer association and is bound by a Collective Bargaining Agreement and Participation Agreement and in accordance therewith agrees to participate in and contribute to the Trust Fund, or (iii) is not a member of nor represented in collective bargaining by an employer association, but has duly executed and/or is bound by a Collective Bargaining Agreement and a Participation Agreement and in accordance therewith agrees to participate in and contribute to the Trust Fund, or (iv) who contributes on behalf of an Employee to another health and welfare fund that has entered into a reciprocity agreement with the Trust Fund. (b) The Union or Local Union, solely to the extent that it acts in the capacity of an Employer of its Employees on whose behalf it makes contributions to the Trust Fund in accordance with a Participation Agreement. (c) An employer association, solely to the extent that it acts in the capacity of an Employer of its Employees who receive coverage from a Benefit Plan. (d) The Trust, solely to the extent that it acts in the capacity of an Employer of its Employees. Any Employer who contributes to the Trust Fund shall, by the act of contributing, become a party to this Agreement and conclusively be deemed to have accepted and be bound by this Agreement and Declaration of Trust.