Determination of business size.
Saint Paul Legislative Code § 224.06
in effectSec. 224.06. - Determination of business size.
(a) An employer's business size for the current calendar year is based upon the average number employees per week during the previous calendar year.
(b) For a new business, the employer's business size for the current calendar year is based upon the average number employees per week during the first ninety (90) days after the first person working for compensation began work.
(c) In determining the number of employees, all employees working on a full-time, part-time, joint, or temporary basis must be counted, whether or not the persons work in the city.
(d) Determination of business size for any establishment operated pursuant to a franchise as defined in Minn. Stat. § 80C.01, is classified based on the total number of employees at all franchise locations owned and operated by a single franchisee.
(e) Except as in Subsection (d), each full-service restaurant location within the geographic boundaries of the city and with fewer than ten (10) locations nationally, is treated as a unique employer solely for the purposes of determining business size.
(Ord. No. 25-55, § 2, 10-8-25)
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