§ 224.02 — Definitions

Sec. 224.02. - Definitions.

For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: City means the City of Saint Paul. Department means the City's department of human rights and equal economic opportunity or any department or office that by ordinance is designated the successor to the department. Director means the director of the department or their designee. Employee has the meaning given in Minn. Stat., § 177.23. For purposes of this chapter, "employee" does not include the following: Individuals participating in the extended employment program under Minn. Stat., § 268A.15. persons with disabilities receiving home and community-based services identified in Minn. Stat. § 245D.03, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), clauses (4), (5), (6) and (7). Independent contractors. Employer means any individual, partnership, association, corporation, business trust, or any person or group of persons acting directly or indirectly in the interest of an employer in relation to an employee. For purposes of this chapter, "employer" does not include any of the following: The United States government. The State of Minnesota, including any office, department, agency, authority, institution, association, society or other body of the state, including the legislature and the judiciary. Any county or local government, except the City. Providers with certificates issued by the United States Department of Labor or the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry for purposes of subminimum wage payments pursuant to Minn. Stat., § 177.28, subdivision 5, and Minnesota Rules, part 5200.0030, but only to the extent of the workers specifically covered by the subminimum wage permit. Gratuities means monetary contributions received directly or indirectly by an employee from a guest, patron, or customer for services rendered and includes an obligatory charge assessed to customers, guests, or patrons which might reasonably be construed by the guest, customer, or patron as being a payment for personal services rendered by an employee and for which no clear and conspicuous notice is given by the employer to the customer, guest, or patron that the charge is not the property of the employee. Hourly wage means the following: (a) For employees paid on an hourly basis, the wage received per hour of work; (b) For employees paid on a salary basis, their annual wage divided by the total number of hours worked in a year; and (c) For employees paid solely on a commission, piece rate, or any basis other than hourly or salary, a wage per hour no less than the City, state, or federal minimum wage, whichever is greater. Large business means all employers that employ more than one hundred (100) persons, calculated pursuant to Section 224.06. Micro business means all employers that employ five (5) or fewer persons, calculated pursuant to Section 224.06. Piece rate means a form of compensation where employees are paid per unit of work completed. Small business means all employers that employ one hundred (100) or fewer persons, calculated pursuant to Section 224.06. Wage means compensation due to an employee by reason of employment, payable in: (a) Legal tender of the United States; (b) Checks on banks convertible into cash on demand at full face value; (c) Except for instances of written objection to the employer by the employee, direct deposit to the employee's choice of demand deposit account ; or (d) An electronic fund transfer to a payroll card account that meets all of the requirements of Minn. Stat., § 177.255, subject to allowances permitted by rules of the Department of Labor and Industry under Minn. Stat., § 177.28.

(Ord. No. 25-55, § 2, 10-8-25)