The following definitions shall apply to this article:
A. “City” means the City of Los Angeles.
B. “Employee” means an individual who performs any work within the geographic boundaries of the City for an Employer. For purposes of this article, a worker is presumed to be an Employee, and an Employer has the burden to demonstrate that a worker is a bona fide independent contractor and not an Employee.
C. “Employer” mean a person, as defined in Section 18 of the California Labor Code, including a corporate officer or executive, who directly or indirectly through an agent or any other person, including through the services of a temporary service or staffing agency or similar entity, employs or exercises control over the wages, hours or working conditions of any Employee. This article applies only to an Employer with 500 or more employees nationally.
D. “Person” means a person, association, organization, partnership, business trust, limited liability company or corporation.
E. “Supplemental Paid Sick Leave” means time an Employee is compensated by an Employer for COVID-19 related leave as described in Section 200.54.
F. “First Responder” means an employee of a state or local public agency who provides emergency response services, including any of the following:
1. A peace officer.
2. A firefighter.
3. A paramedic.
4. An emergency medical technician.
5. A public safety dispatcher or safety telecommunicator.
6. An emergency response communication employee.
7. Rescue service personnel.