The following definitions shall apply to this article:
A. “City” means the City of Los Angeles.
B. “Employee” means any worker of a grocery retail, drug retail store or Food Delivery Platform that either physically works at a retail location that is open to the public, or shops or picks-up groceries and other food orders from a grocery retail store, restaurant, or other retail food facility for the purpose of delivering the items to a consumer. For purposes of this article, a worker is presumed to be an Employee of an Employer, and an Employer has the burden to demonstrate that a worker is a bona fide independent contractor and not an Employee.
C. “Employer” means any of the following:
1. A grocery retail store in the City of Los Angeles that sells primarily food or household goods, including the sale of fresh produce, meats, poultry, fish, deli products, dairy products, canned foods, dry foods, beverages, baked foods, and/or prepared foods;
2. A drug retail store in the City of Los Angeles that sells a variety of prescription and nonprescription medicines and miscellaneous items, including but not limited to drugs, pharmaceuticals, sundries, fresh produce, meats, poultry, fish, deli products, dairy products, canned foods dry foods, beverages, prepared foods, and other merchandise; or
3. A Food Delivery Platform.
D. “Food Delivery Platform” means an online business that acts as an intermediary between a consumer and a grocery store, restaurant, or other food facility, and arranges for the delivery of the order from the grocery store, restaurant, or other food facility to a consumer in the City of Los Angeles.