The following definitions shall apply to this chapter:
A. "City" shall mean the City of Los Angeles.
B. "Change in Control" shall mean any sale, assignment, transfer, contribution, or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets or a controlling interest (including by consolidation, merger, or reorganization) of the Incumbent Grocery Employer or any Person who controls such Incumbent Grocery Employer ("IGE Parent") or any Grocery Establishment(s) under the operation or control of either such Incumbent Grocery Employer or IGE Parent.
C. "Eligible Grocery Worker" shall mean any individual whose primary place of employment is at the Grocery Establishment subject to a Change in Control, and who has worked for the Incumbent Grocery Employer for at least six months prior to the execution of the Transfer Document. "Eligible Grocery Worker" does not include a managerial, supervisory, or confidential employee.
D. "Employment Commencement Date" shall mean the date on which an Eligible Grocery Worker retained by the Successor Grocery Employer pursuant to this chapter commences work for the Successor Grocery Employer in exchange for benefits and compensation under the terms and conditions established by the Successor Grocery Employer and as required by law.
E. "Grocery Establishment" shall mean a retail store in the City of Los Angeles that is over 15,000 square feet in size and that sells primarily household foodstuffs for offsite consumption, including the sale of fresh produce, meats, poultry, fish, deli products, dairy products, canned foods, dry foods, beverages, baked foods and/or prepared foods. Other household supplies or other products shall be secondary to the primary purpose of food sales. The definition of "Grocery Establishment" shall also include Superstores as defined in the Los Angeles Municipal Code Section.
F. "Incumbent Grocery Employer" shall mean the Person that owns, controls, and/or operates the Grocery Establishment prior to the Change in Control.
G. "Person" shall mean an individual, corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability company, business trust, estate, trust, association, joint venture, agency, instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity, whether domestic or foreign.
H. "Retaliatory Action" shall mean the failure to hire, or the discharge, suspension, demotion, penalization, or discrimination or any other adverse action against an Eligible Grocery Employee with respect to the terms and conditions of the Eligible Grocery Worker's employment.
I. "Successor Grocery Employer" shall mean the Person that owns, controls, and/or operates the Grocery Establishment after the Change in Control.
J. "Transfer Document" shall mean the purchase agreement or other document(s) effecting the Change in Control.