§ 4-19-l. DEFINITIONS.

In this chapter:

(A)

EARNED SICK TIME means a period of paid leave from work accrued by an employee in accord with this Chapter.

(B)

EEO/FHO means the City of Austin Equal Employment Opportunity/Fair Housing Office.

(C)

EMPLOYEE means an individual who performs at least 80 hours of work for pay within the City of Austin in a calendar year for an employer, including work performed through the services of a temporary or employment agency. Employee does not include an individual who is an independent contractor according to Title 40, Section 821.5 of the Texas Administrative Code. Employee does not include unpaid interns.

(D)

EMPLOYER means any person, company, corporation, firm, partnership, labor organization, non-profit organization or association that pays an employee to perform work for an employer and exercises control over the employee's wages, hours and working conditions. The term does not include:

(1)

the United States;

(2)

a corporation wholly owned by the government of the United States;

(3)

the state or a state agency; or

(4)

a political subdivision of the state or other agency that cannot be regulated by City ordinance.

(E)

FAMILY MEMBER means an employee's spouse, child, parent, or any other individual related by blood or whose close association with the employee is the equivalent of a family relationship.

(F)

MEDIUM OR LARGE EMPLOYER means an employer with more than 15 employees at any time during the preceding 12 months, excluding family members.

(G)

PREDECESSOR means an employer who employs at least one individual covered by this Chapter, and for which a controlling interest in such employer or a recognized division of such employer is acquired by a successor.

(H)

SMALL EMPLOYER means an employer with no more than 15 employees at any time during the preceding 12 months, excluding family members.

(I)

SUCCESSOR means an employer who acquires a controlling interest in a predecessor or in a recognized division of a predecessor.

(Ord. No. 20180215-049 , Pt. 2, 2-15-18)