For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:
“Commission” has the meanings ascribed to this term in the Sales Representative Act, 820 ILCS 120.
“Construction industry” means any constructing, altering, reconstructing, repairing, rehabilitating, refinishing, refurbishing, remodeling, remediating, renovating, custom fabricating, maintenance, landscaping, improving, wrecking, painting, decorating, demolishing, and adding to or subtracting from any building, structure, highway, roadway, street, bridge, alley, sewer, ditch, sewage disposal plant, waterworks, parking facility, railroad, excavation or other structure, project, development, real property or improvement, or to do any part thereof, whether or not the performance of the work herein described involves the addition to, or fabrication into, any structure, project, development, real property or improvement herein described of any material or article of merchandise. Construction shall also include snow plowing, snow removal, and refuse collection.
“Covered Employee” means an Employee who works at least 80 hours for an Employer within any 120-day period while physically present within the geographic boundaries of the City. Once the threshold is reached, the Employee will remain a Covered Employee for the remainder of the time that the Employee works for the Employer. For purposes of this definition, time spent traveling in the City that is compensated time, including, but not limited to, deliveries, sales calls, and travel related to other business activity taking place within the City, shall constitute work while physically present within the geographic boundaries of the City; however, time spent traveling in the City that is uncompensated commuting time shall not constitute work while physically present within the geographic boundaries of the City. The term “Covered Employee” includes all Domestic Workers regardless of whether they work as employees, independent contractors, sole proprietors, or partnerships. “Covered Employee” includes any Employee of the City and its Sister Agencies, but does not include any individual permitted to work for any other governmental entity.
“Employee” means an individual who performs work for an employer in the capacity of an employee, as distinguished from a contractor, determined pursuant to Internal Revenue Service guidelines. Elected officials are not Employees. “Employee” does not include an employee as defined in the federal Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (45 U.S.C. § 351, et seq.).
“Employer” means a person who gainfully employs at least one Employee.
“Gratuities” and “Occupation” have the meanings ascribed to those terms in the Minimum Wage Law.
“Health care provider” means any person licensed to provide medical or emergency services, including, but not limited to, doctors, nurses, and emergency room personnel.
“Intern” means a student, or an individual who has been a student within the last four months, of any institution of secondary or higher education, or enrolled on a full or part-time basis in a course or program of academic, business, or vocational instruction: (i) who is employed as an entry-level employee; (ii) who works fewer than 700 hours annually; and (iii) whose work is geared towards academic studies or provides vocational experience.
“Medium Employer” means an Employer with between 51 and 100 Covered Employees, inclusive. For the purpose of counting Covered Employees for this chapter, numbers of Covered Employees will be aggregated if they are employed by members of a single unitary business group as defined for Illinois income tax purposes.
“Minimum Wage Law” means the Illinois Minimum Wage Law, 820 ILCS 105/1, et seq.
“Paid Leave” means time that is provided by an Employer to a Covered Employee that is eligible to be used pursuant to Section 6-130-030 and is not Paid Sick Leave.
“Paid Sick Leave” means time that is provided by an Employer to a Covered Employee that is eligible to be accrued and used in the manner prescribed by Section 6-130-030.
“Seasonal” means employment of less than 120 calendar days in any year, that is set for a defined duration of time expected to be repetitive on a yearly basis.
“Sister Agency” means the Chicago Public Schools, the Chicago Park District, the Chicago Transit Authority, the City Colleges of Chicago, the Chicago Housing Authority, and the Public Building Commission.
“Small Employer” means an Employer with 50 or fewer Covered Employees. For the purpose of counting Covered Employees for this chapter, numbers of Covered Employees will be aggregated if they are employed by members of a single unitary business group as defined for Illinois income tax purposes.
(Added Coun. J. 11-9-23, p. 5853, § 8; Amend Coun. J. 12-13-23, p. 7601, § 6; Amend Coun. J. 3-20-24, p. 10146, § 8)